Bug#1108361: release-notes: Document time64 transition on relevant 32-bit arches
Control: forwarded -1 https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/-/merge_requests/282
On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 10:28:53AM +0100, Justin B Rye wrote:
> Here's a first stab at it just to get the ball rolling:
>
> 2.x time64 ABI transition
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> All architectures other than `i386` now use a 64-bit `time_t` ABI,
> which can deal with dates beyond 2038. This transition required the
> 32-bit `armel` and `armhf` architectures to change the libraries
> involved without a change of soname
> ([[https://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/64bit-time|see wiki page for
> details]]), so third-party software handling dates on these systems
> will need to be recompiled to avoid breakage. The `i386` architecture
> did not participate in this transition, since its primary function is
> to support legacy software.
I took your text as a base, modified it somewhat and stuck it into
this MR: https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/-/merge_requests/282
Review, improvements welcome.
Guillem: maybe you can also take a look at it.
Best,
Chris
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