Control: forwarded -1 https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/-/merge_requests/282
On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 10:28:53AM +0100, Justin B Rye wrote: > Here's a first stab at it just to get the ball rolling: > > 2.x time64 ABI transition > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > All architectures other than `i386` now use a 64-bit `time_t` ABI, > which can deal with dates beyond 2038. This transition required the > 32-bit `armel` and `armhf` architectures to change the libraries > involved without a change of soname > ([[https://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/64bit-time|see wiki page for > details]]), so third-party software handling dates on these systems > will need to be recompiled to avoid breakage. The `i386` architecture > did not participate in this transition, since its primary function is > to support legacy software. I took your text as a base, modified it somewhat and stuck it into this MR: https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/-/merge_requests/282 Review, improvements welcome. Guillem: maybe you can also take a look at it. Best, Chris
