Re: the Y2K38 BUG
| From: | Paul Scott | Date: | Wed, 07 May 2008 04:57:03 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: the Y2K38 BUG | ||
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On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 10:03 +0530, Chetan Rane wrote:
> Have guys heard of the the Y2K38 Bug more details are on this link
>
Nope, but I can guess what its about.
> Can there be a possible solution. As the system which I am developing
> for my client uses Unix timestamp.
>
There are probably multiple solutions. AFAIK time is a 32 bit signed
int, making it unsigned would add like 100 years onto your app.
> This might effect my application in the future
>
If your app survives that long! Why not just maintain it and when times
change, your app changes? :)
Seriously, this is really not a big deal!
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> Thank you, in Advance.
It's a pleasure my paranoid son...
--Paul