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»Venerable Linux distribution Debian is side-stepping the Y2K38 bug – also known as the Unix Epochalypse – by switching to 64-bit time for everything but the ol
by cbmuser 1y ago
»Venerable Linux distribution Debian is side-stepping the Y2K38 bug – also known as the Unix Epochalypse – by switching to 64-bit time for everything but the oldest of supported hardware, starting with the upcoming Debian 13 "Trixie" release.«
That's inaccurate. We actually switched over all 32-bit ports except i386 because we wanted to keep compatibility for this architecture with existing binaries.
All other 32-bit ports use time64_t, even m68k ;-). I did the switch for m68k, powerpc, sh4 and partially hppa.
- ldng 1y agoSince your nitpicking, I can't resist myself ^^ I would say that it's not inaccurate but, eventually, less precise. And wouldn't you say that i386 IS the oldest arch ? ;-)