Time to slow down and be more careful

[Eric S. Raymond]

Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com>:
> The 32-bit problem is that you have to deal with timespec(32)
> for system time.  That  breaks in 2038.  When we read system time
> in timespec(32) we do not know if the currennt year is 1971 or 2039.

The integral part of timespec is time_t which has been 64-bit *even
on 32-bit Linuxes* for, what is it, close to 20 years now?

I am prepared to assume that by 2038 we will be able to put in a
config test that barfs on 32-bit time_t without causing a ripple.
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