- 32-bit machines can handle 64-bit ints with most compilers. Indeed, the C99 standard mandates 64-bit int support.
- The only 64-bit int used in Deadwood is for the timestamp.
- I don't want to contribute to the Y2038 problem our children will have to deal with.
- The file format used for storing the DNS cache to a file uses these 64-bit timestamps.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Why Deadwood requires 64-bit integers
Since I just got an email pointing out that my Deadwood code would be more portable if it didn't use 64-bit integers for the timestamp, I will explain why this is necessary:
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