[PATCH] manual: remove misplaced time_t note from _FILE_OFFSET_BITS [BZ #34095]
Shamil Abdulaev
ashamil435@gmail.com
Thu Apr 23 22:12:22 GMT 2026
The paragraph warning that _FILE_OFFSET_BITS's default may change due
to time_t Y2038 safety was placed inside the _FILE_OFFSET_BITS
section, but Y2038 is a concern of _TIME_BITS. The adjacent _TIME_BITS
section already documents the Y2038 behaviour, so remove the
misplaced paragraph rather than merging it in.
Signed-off-by: Shamil Abdulaev <ashamil435@gmail.com>
---
manual/creature.texi | 5 -----
1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/manual/creature.texi b/manual/creature.texi
index 90f9f8e35b..e1888d5f72 100644
--- a/manual/creature.texi
+++ b/manual/creature.texi
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ under different names (as they are with @code{_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE}).
Instead the old function names now reference the new functions, e.g., a
call to @code{fseeko} now indeed calls @code{fseeko64}.
-If the macro is not defined it currently defaults to @code{32}, but
-this default is planned to change due to a need to update
-@code{time_t} for Y2038 safety, and applications should not rely on
-the default.
-
This macro should only be selected if the system provides mechanisms for
handling large files. On @w{64 bit} systems this macro has no effect
since the @code{*64} functions are identical to the normal functions.
--
2.54.0
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