Re: Y2K38 bug (January 19, 2038)

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:

On 9/3/2024 4:11 am, Kenny McCormack wrote:

This is a non-issue in GAWK.  Note that AWK in general does not have
an
integer type.  It just has a "number" type - and that type is a C double.
Observe:
% gawk 'BEGIN { print strftime("%c",1e12)}'
Thu Sep 26 19:46:40 33658
%
So, I think we're good.

>
Well, you can always outsource the job using system()! :)
>
Year 2038 problem is not just a software issue. You also need 64-bit
CPU to compute dates. Awk is just a tool that makes use of operating
systems.
>
Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem>

It is just a software issue.  Awk is implemented in C.  ISO C has
required 64-bit integer support since 1999.

C specifies the time() function, and does not place restrictions on
time_t or specify just how it represents times.  POSIX currently does
not require 64-bit time_t, but apparently will in its next edition.

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