Re: time_t size: The year 2038 bug?

Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 07:27:49 +0300 (MSK)


In <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001060426070.4684-100000@ace.ulyssis.student.kuleuven.ac.be> Chipzz (chipzz@Ace.ULYSSIS.Student.KULeuven.Ac.Be) wrote:
> Byte magazine had a really good article about Y2K and things like Y2038 and
> stuff, it even had a whole time-line about what kind of OS/processor would
> crash when. Too bad I can't find it anywhere, but I think it must have been
> in the July issue of 1998. I think I'll go take a look at their website and
> see if I can find it.

> Oh BTW, IIRC the Y2038 isn't just a linux issue, it's an issue for a lot of
> UNIX systems. But you had figured that allready I guess ;)

And not only Unix BTW... Windows's MFC libraries are using time_t extensively
for example.

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