Do we need a few new types?

[Achim Gratz]

Gary E. Miller writes:
> Or, just go with the flow and use the epoch in a timepec like
> structure:
>
> ntp_time_t {
> 	int epoch;
> 	uint32 seconds;
>         uint32 faction;
> }
>
> That would stop all that shifting back and forth.

Oh please, no.  Consider using a 128bit integer type when the time comes
around, but not such an abomination.  Specifically not that useless
mucking about with integral and fractional seconds.  You report the
time in integral units of 2^-32 seconds, period.


Regards,
Achim.
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