• MartianSands@sh.itjust.works
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      10 days ago

      That’s easy. The 2038 problem is fixed by using 64-bit processors running 64-bit applications. Just about everything built in the last 15 years has already got the fix

      Using that fix, the problem doesn’t come up again for about 300 billion years

      • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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        10 days ago

        You don’t need 64 bit programs or CPUs to fix the 2038 problem. You just need to use a 64 bit time_t. It will work fine on 32 bit CPUs or even 8 bit microcontrollers.