Pivoting

[Eric S. Raymond]

Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com>:
> Yo Eric!
> 
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:58:10 -0400
> "Eric S. Raymond" <esr at thyrsus.com> wrote:
> 
> > > The code in step_systime() is really really ugly.  (to my eye)  
> > 
> > Not just to yours...
> 
> So, can we now got back to my better version?  The one that had no
> l_fp or pivot needs or dependencies?

Not yet.  We know that code stinks, but there is still thinking to be done
before replacing it. There's no rush; we have more than a decade before
the issue becomes urgent.  Much more important to get this right than
do it fast.
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