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I would hazard a guess that the last POSIX/SuS VAX/VMS were coded against still specified a 32-bit time_t, which would have likely polluted their proprietary us
by caspper69 7y ago
I would hazard a guess that the last POSIX/SuS VAX/VMS were coded against still specified a 32-bit time_t, which would have likely polluted their proprietary userspace. The OpenVMS guys were shooting for compatibility, so it stuck. Legacy is a PITA.