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minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYou don’t need 64 bit programs or CPUs to fix the 2038 problem. You just need to use a 64 bit time_t. It will work fine on 32 bit CPUs or even 8 bit microcontrollers.
minus-squareMartianSands@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoTrue, that should have occurred to me. That’s what I get for not touching a compiler since the Christmas holidays started
You don’t need 64 bit programs or CPUs to fix the 2038 problem. You just need to use a 64 bit time_t. It will work fine on 32 bit CPUs or even 8 bit microcontrollers.
True, that should have occurred to me. That’s what I get for not touching a compiler since the Christmas holidays started