Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo

Subject	Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
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From	"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net>
Organization	wokiesux
Date	2024-10-03 23:03 -0400
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On 10/2/24 11:52 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 22:25:27 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>> On 10/2/24 6:32 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Ummm ... don't think it's that easy.
> 
> It is.
> 
> Think of the huge amount of open-source software that successfully
> compiles, and runs, on Linux running under both 32-bit and 64-bit
> architectures. Both big- and little-endian, even.
> 
> POSIX figured this out decades ago.


   But programmers with deadlines don't always FOLLOW
   that stuff .....

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Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-28 07:38 +0000
  Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-29 01:11 -0400
    Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-29 05:38 +0000
      Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 01:18 -0400
        Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-09-30 05:52 +0000
          Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 06:03 +0000
            Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-09-30 07:21 +0000
              Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 03:43 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-09-30 19:31 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-09-30 19:40 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 22:00 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) - 2024-10-01 00:25 +0100
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 23:48 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) - 2024-10-01 00:56 +0100
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-01 00:27 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo jgd@cix.co.uk (John Dallman) - 2024-10-01 10:12 +0100
                64-bit time on 32-bit Windows NT (was: Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-01 10:31 +0100
                Re: 64-bit time on 32-bit Windows NT Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-01 16:55 +0100
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-01 00:16 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-10-01 16:41 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-02 00:57 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-02 08:55 +0100
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-10-02 10:47 +0100
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-10-01 01:59 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 23:56 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-10-01 07:54 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-10-01 04:01 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-02 00:07 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-10-02 09:49 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-02 22:32 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-02 22:25 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-03 03:52 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-03 23:03 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-10-04 18:00 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Cy DeMillion <cyde@loozers.net> - 2024-10-04 18:40 +0000
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 20:18 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo % <present@qmail.net> - 2024-10-08 13:50 -0400
                Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-04 20:51 +0000
              Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 07:56 +0000
          Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 03:40 -0400
            Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-09-30 07:56 +0000
              Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-09-30 04:09 -0400

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