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Re:Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default by mindwok on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @05:49AM (#29723688)
What’s the alternative to a timestamp representation?
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Re:Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default by wyufro on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @06:43AM (#29723978)
A string, ISO 8601, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 Preferably RFC3339 (which is a specific profile of ISO 8601) but, as noted in a sibling comment, it isn't always appropriate for future dates.
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