Hi all,
Is anyone giving much thought to the Y2038 "bug/issue" in relation to Unix Timestamps? From what I read, they have a range of 1970-2038 (or earlier than 1970 on *nix).
Either you or I misunderstand this issue...
There's this limit because the start point is Jan 1 1970 and 32 bit storage only permits a number large enough to count in seconds from then until 2038.
64 bit storage, however, will permit this to be extended vastly. No backwards compatibility issues will arise, because in both cases the time stamp is just counting up from a given date.
So if we have 64 bit systems by 2038, which is reasonably likely, there will be no problem.
Peter.
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