Re: Need reviews of HLA Adventure



Chewy509@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
of time"... When is it,
> > 2027 sometime that happens?
> >
> Hi Frank,
>
> The coming of the next great disaster is scheduled for 19-Jan-2038,
> 03:14:07 AM GMT.
>
> Unfortunately, IMHO this one will be a bit harder to fix than the
> classic Y2K bug...

If people are using "time_t" data types, as they *ought* to be, it's
just a recompile to fix the problem. If they're using "int" or
"unsigned" (or long versions thereof), then they've got to change their
data types and recompile.

There is always the problem of data formats in files, of course, but
we've got lots of experience dealing with that.

And this time around, people aren't going to wait to the last minute to
fix their code. People are making the changes as we speak.

Ultimately, it's not going to be anywhere near as large a problem as
Y2K was. Very few contemporary programs will go another 20 years
without any sort of modification, and when such modifications are made,
people will probably deal with the date issue.
Cheers,
Randy Hyde

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