Paul Eggert wrote: > The main reason I want 64-bit time_t is so that my apps can stat any > file without getting EOVERFLOW. ... on 32-bit platforms
If the time_t type is smaller than the type used for timestamps in the particular filesystem, you can get EOVERFLOW during stat(). If, on the other hand, the time_t type is larger than the one used in the filesystem, you can get EOVERFLOW during utime(). And you cannot set time_t to be the same size as on all filesystems, since filesystems differ. So, either way, you have an opportunity for EOVERFLOW. If a system makes the opposite choice than all other systems, it creates many possible bugs and security problems in various applications. Bruno
