On Thu, Jun 02, 2022 at 05:46:05PM +0200, Petr Pisar wrote: > $ gcc -m32 -D_TIME_BITS=64 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 main.c > $ ./a.out > sizeof(time_t)=8 > > I recommend you to file a bug against tar in Fedora's Bugzilla. However, this > proposed solution would require rebuilding in the same way all libraries which > tar uses and which pass time_t and similar types in their interface. That > would probably break other packages.
Now that the kernel and glibc have this feature, would it make sense to change the global CFLAGS to build everything with 64-bit time_t on all currently supported 32-bit archs? If not now, how close to the 32-bit overflow in 2038? It's not just about keeping current time and file timestamps. There are applications/libraries that calculate future dates and overflows can lead to serious issues. Switching to 64-bit time_t may require some patching, e.g. when the code assumes sizeof(long) == sizeof(time_t). -- Miroslav Lichvar _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
