Re: RFC 99 (v1) Maintain internal time in Modified Julian (not epoch)

[Bryan C . Warnock]

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Nathan Wiger wrote:
> Jarkko Hietaniemi wrote:
> > 
> > > Is Perl currently using different epochs on different platforms?  If so, I
> > 
> > Yes.  MacOS and VMS.  (Though VMS' localtime() uses the UNIX definition,
> > just to be portable.)  MacOS' epoch zero is 1900 (or was it 1901?),
> > VMS' epoch zero is 17-NOV-1858 00:00:00.00, for some astronomical
> > reason IIRC.
> 
> This is the real point I'm trying to address. Nothing else. :-)
> 
> There seems to be a groundswell against this idea, which is fine by me
> (heck, just because it's my idea doesn't me it's a GOOD one!).
> 
> Here's a different proposal, same vein: "Standardize all Perl platforms
> on the UNIX epoch".
> 
> Sound better?

Only if all the OSes are rewritten to use the standard UNIX epoch as
well.

Internally, you should use whatever the platform you're running on uses.
Externally, you can use whatever you'd like.

> 
> -Nate
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