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Re: [PATCH] Use time_t for timestamps returned by approxidate() instead of unsigned

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jan 24, 2009, 06:27 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0901240726070.13232@racer>
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Hi,
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Tim Henigan wrote:
> Use time_t for timestamps returned by approxidate() instead of unsigned 
> long.  All references to approxidate were checked as well as references 
> to OPT_DATE.

Hmm. I vaguely remember Linus mentioning recently that unsigned long is the appropriate data type for the Unix Epoch...

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Use time_t for timestamps returned by approxidate() instead of unsignedTim Henigan, Jan 22, 2009
  2. Markus HeidelbergJan 24, 2009
  3. Johannes SchindelinJan 24, 2009
  4. Tim HeniganJan 24, 2009
  5. Wincent ColaiutaJan 24, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinJan 24, 2009
  7. Tim HeniganJan 24, 2009
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