GNU bug report logs - #62647
[INSTALL] grep: re-fix Y2038 bug on glibc 2.34+ x86, ARM

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 17:34:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 62647 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: arnold <at> skeeve.com
To: jim <at> meyering.net, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu
Cc: 62647 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62647: [INSTALL] grep: re-fix Y2038 bug on glibc 2.34+ x86,
 ARM
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:35:46 -0600

Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Paul.
> I wanted to see how this would make grep fail, but don't
> have convenient access to such hosts. Would this trigger the failure?
>
>   touch -t 203901010000 f
>   grep ^ f
>
> How does it fail?

Why in the world does grep even care about timestamps on files?

Thanks,

Arnold
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