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Re: Accelerating Y2038 glibc fixes
* Adhemerval Zanella:
> So what about to not add a user-selected way to set the time_t size
> (as off_t) and just enable time64_t support and sets is as default for
> build with a minimum kernel of v5.1 (if I recall correctly as being the
> one that added time64 support)?
Does this mean that some developers see a glibc 2.31 with a 32-bit
time_t on i386, and others see a 64-bit time_t?
> It will move all time32 support as compat symbols for the required ABI,
> without an option to select it through a build flag. Newer ports will
> just have the expected symbol names, no tinkering needed.
But if we build glibc with pre-5.1 kernel headers, you will get the
legacy interface?
Thanks,
Florian