On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 01:07:21AM +0100, Ben Harris wrote:
> On 24 Jun 2002, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> 
> > timed, which uses it to get time (it actually uses the return value
> > and ignores the usage information.)
> 
> Eww.  That's horrid (especially since POSIX explicitly doesn't define an
> epoch for times()).
> 
> > Fine. Please version it, then.
> 
> OK.  Here's a patch that'll do that.  This is the first time I've done
> this, so I may have messed it up.  I used the way glob() works as my
> example.
> 
> I'll commit this at the weekend unless someone asks me not to.  I believe

Why are you waiting so long for it?

IMHO the current status with this change is not a good one.

No, I didn't review it, but someone who knows this area better should do
it and then give you a go or stop.

Bernd