Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> garrett_damore@tadpole.com wrote:
>
>   
>> We had this debate already.
>>     
>
> Hmm, I was AFK in this weekend so missed it, but okay,
> it's better to make all port switched ASAP rather than
> discussing how we should make transition.
>
> I'll work on arc, hp300, newsmips, and news68k.
> (maybe mvme68k, mvmeppc, prep could switch easily)
>
>   

I switch arc and sun2 already.  arc was trivial.

    -- Garrett
>>>>> 			base = 21*SECYR + 186*SECDAY + SECDAY/2;
>>>>>           
>>> BTW, shouldn't this default date be at least "today"?
>>>       
>> Yes, it should probably be updated.  I can take a look at that. :-)  I
>> copied that date from some other code. :-)
>>     
>
> I always wondered how we could update this date ;-)
> but we should note what date it means...
>
> It's hard to see "21 = 1991 - POSIX_BASE_YEAR" and
> "186=31+28+31+30+31+30+5(leap years since 1970)" etc.
> and some ports (including one written by me) misuse "186" ;-)
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
>   


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