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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 22:32:06 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 00:07:15 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

>> GNU/Linux has had 64-bit time for many years already.
> 
> It's not just HAVING 64/128-bit vars. Gotta look at every function,
> every line.

Or, you know, you define a type named “time_t”, which can be specified to 
be 32 bits or 64 bits depending on the target architecture build, and use 
that type wherever appropriate. Then you don’t have to worry about it any 
more.