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Re: Y2038 - best way forward in Debian?



Hi,

On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:25:48PM +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote:

> > - Figure out a way for 32-bit binary-only programs to keep working when
> >   they touch a time_t beyond 2038.

> I am sure that around 2035 "time namespaces" or something similar will 
> be implemented to solve this.

Hopefully a bit earlier. I have a few pieces of software that only build in
virtual machines with a timezone offset to UTC of -10 years, and I'd really
like to move them to containers or light them on fire.

   Simon


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