Re: [PATCH] year2038: support glibc 2.34 _TIME_BITS=64

2021-07-07 Thread Florian Weimer
* Paul Eggert: > On 7/7/21 1:45 AM, Florian Weimer wrote: > >> Y2038 support requires recompilation. If you are able to do that, why >> not recompile for a 64-bit architecture? > > Doesn't this argue against _TIME_BITS=64 in general? It seems to be > saying that one should just recompile for 64-b

Re: [PATCH] year2038: support glibc 2.34 _TIME_BITS=64

2021-07-07 Thread Paul Eggert
On 7/7/21 1:45 AM, Florian Weimer wrote: Y2038 support requires recompilation. If you are able to do that, why not recompile for a 64-bit architecture? Doesn't this argue against _TIME_BITS=64 in general? It seems to be saying that one should just recompile for 64-bit, and never use _TIME_B

Re: [PATCH] year2038: support glibc 2.34 _TIME_BITS=64

2021-07-07 Thread Florian Weimer
* Bruno Haible: > Florian Weimer wrote: > >> 64-bit file offsets enabled real use cases. > > Year 2038 is also a real use-case. It is not so rare that machines are > being used for 15 years. (I still occasionally use a 14-years old > computer, and had a washing machine that lasted 25 years.) > Yea