time64 functions for glibc
Joseph Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com
Thu Jun 24 17:37:34 GMT 2021
On Wed, 23 Jun 2021, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 6/23/21 9:59 AM, Joseph Myers wrote:
> > > -* Add support for 64 bit time_t for ABIs with defaults to 32 bit time_t.
> > > +* Add support for 64 bit time_t for ABIs with defaults currently
> > > unchanged.
>
> > I think the intended meaning of this was that "ABIs with defaults to 32
> > bit time_t" was a phrase describing those glibc configurations for which
> > support for 64-bit time_t was added
>
> Oh, that intended meaning wasn't clear to me. How about if we change that
> sentence to the following, which I hope makes things clearer.
>
> * Add support for 64-bit time_t on configurations like x86 where time_t
> is traditionally 32-bit. Although time_t still defaults to 32-bit on
> these configurations, this default may change in future versions.
This wording is OK with me.
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Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com
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