this would affect programs that stored time as signed 32 bit int. 64-bit apps are not affected by this bug since they use 64-bit int on time_t. however, 32-bit apps on 64-bit system can be affected.
On 1140 0, Miguel Paraz <mpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Daniel Escasa <desc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As I understand it, UNIX represents time as the number of non-leap > > seconds since 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970. When we get to the > > "end" of the UNIX epoch, will time stamps reset to 00:00:00 UTC Jan 1, > > 1970? > > Yes, that's the Year 2038 problem. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
