On Thu, 2006-06-01 at 08:15 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
32-bit POSIX, including 99.9% of the C code out there (_including_ Win32 on Windows**), uses absolute time off-set from January 1, 1970 00:00:00 using a 32-bit signed (31 positive bits). Mid-January 2038, this will overflow into -2 million or -1 (depending on the implementation). So either it will report the year as either 1901 or 1969 (and count backwards).
Er, I meant -2 billion or -1. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------- Illegal Immigration = "Representation Without Taxation" -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com