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README-install contains invalid/outdated information about 32 bit time_t compared to NEWS in 9.3

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "Osipov, Michael (IN IT IN)" <michael.osipov <at> siemens.com>
Subject: bug#65423: closed (Re: bug#65423: README-install contains
 invalid/outdated information about 32 bit time_t compared to NEWS in 9.3)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:13:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#65423: README-install contains invalid/outdated information about 32 bit time_t compared to NEWS in 9.3

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 65423 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: "Osipov, Michael (IN IT IN)" <michael.osipov <at> siemens.com>
Cc: 65423-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#65423: README-install contains invalid/outdated information
 about 32 bit time_t compared to NEWS in 9.3
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:12:06 -0500

On 8/22/23 02:58, Osipov, Michael (IN IT IN) wrote:
> So no action is required anymore.

Thanks for confirming that. Closing the bug report.

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From: "Osipov, Michael (IN IT IN)" <michael.osipov <at> siemens.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: README-install contains invalid/outdated information about 32 bit
 time_t compared to NEWS in 9.3
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:51:28 +0200

Folks,

in 9.3 year 2038 support with 64 bit time_t was made required [1], here 
on HP-UX this is a bit problematic, but that's not the actual problem. 
The diff between 9.2 and 9.3 [2] says how this can be fixed on platforms 
supporting both 32 and 64 bit, on HP-UX it'd be simply '+DD64', and how 
to avoid with "ac_year2038_required=no", but README-install on master 
[3] still contains '--disable-year2038' which obviously does not work. 
It simply needs to be updated to the content of [2].

FTR: I cannot compile everything in 64 bit mode since no one has written 
our old applications with portability in mind. It needs to remain 32 bit 
for now.

Michael

[1] 
https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/ffd62ab92c259d513a419b4078a45f1c658dc774
[2] 
https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/compare/v9.2...v9.3#diff-2646d31b27172b7564edd6b4e2116efd8ee5c0cb5355129e8ef9b53ed0ea01b4
[3] 
https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/blob/20b9a015e5aa05c6ad58bda8e9fa963d217b05e3/README-install#L53-L63

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