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doc: _TIME_BITS defaults may change
* NEWS: Don't imply the default will always be 32-bit. * manual/creature.texi (Feature Test Macros): Say that _TIME_BITS and _FILE_OFFSET_BITS defaults may change in future releases.
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* On powerpc64*, glibc can now be compiled without scv support using the
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--disable-scv configure option.
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* Add support for 64-bit time_t for ABIs with defaults to 32-bit time_t.
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* Add support for 64-bit time_t for ABIs with defaults currently unchanged.
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This is enabled with the _TIME_BITS preprocessor set to 64 and only
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supported when LFS (_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64) is also enabled. It is only
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enabled for Linux and the full support requires a minimum version of 5.1.
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@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ bit} interface available as an additional interface,
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@code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS} allows the @w{64 bit} interface to
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replace the old interface.
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If @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS} is undefined, or if it is defined to the
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value @code{32}, nothing changes. The @w{32 bit} interface is used and
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If @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS} is defined to the
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value @code{32}, the @w{32 bit} interface is used and
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types like @code{off_t} have a size of @w{32 bits} on @w{32 bit}
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systems.
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@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ under different names (as they are with @code{_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE}).
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Instead the old function names now reference the new functions, e.g., a
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call to @code{fseeko} now indeed calls @code{fseeko64}.
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If the macro is not defined it currently defaults to @code{32}, but
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this default is planned to change due to a need to update
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@code{time_t} for Y2038 safety, and applications should not rely on
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the default.
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This macro should only be selected if the system provides mechanisms for
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handling large files. On @w{64 bit} systems this macro has no effect
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since the @code{*64} functions are identical to the normal functions.
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@ -166,47 +171,41 @@ This macro was introduced as part of the Large File Support extension
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@end defvr
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@defvr Macro _TIME_BITS
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This macro determines the bit size of @code{time_t} (and therefore the
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bit size of all @code{time_t} derived types and the prototypes of all
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related functions). If @code{_TIME_BITS} is undefined, the bit size of
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@code{time_t} is architecture dependent.
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This macro determines the bit size of @code{time_t}, and therefore the
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bit size of all @code{time_t}-derived types and the prototypes of all
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related functions.
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Possible values of @code{_TIME_BITS}:
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@enumerate
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@item
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@code{_TIME_BITS=64} and port from the outset uses 64-bit
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@code{time_t} and word size equals to @w{64 bits} (e.g. x86_64) - no
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action
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@item
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@code{_TIME_BITS=32} and port from the outset uses 32-bit
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@code{time_t} and word size equals to @w{64 bits} (e.g. ARM) - no
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action
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If @code{_TIME_BITS} is undefined, the bit size of @code{time_t} is
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architecture dependent. Currently it defaults to 64 bits on most
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architectures. Although it defaults to 32 bits on some traditional
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architectures (i686, ARM), this is planned to change and applications
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should not rely on this.
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@item
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@code{_TIME_BITS=64} and port from the outset uses 64-bit
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@code{time_t} and word size equals to @w{32 bits} (e.g. ARC, RV32)
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- no action
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@item
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@code{_TIME_BITS=64} and port from the outset uses 32-bit
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@code{time_t} and word size equals to @w{32 bits} (e.g. ARM)
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- the @code{time_t} is modified to be able to hold 64-bit time.
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@item
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For any other use case the compile-time error is emitted.
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@end enumerate
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The @code{_TIME_BITS} can be only used when @code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64}
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is also defined.
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For the point @b{4} above, calls to proper syscalls depend on the
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If @code{_TIME_BITS} is defined to be 64, @code{time_t} is defined
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to be a 64-bit integer. On platforms where @code{time_t} was
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traditionally 32 bits, calls to proper syscalls depend on the
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Linux kernel version on which the system is running. For Linux kernel
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version above @b{5.1} syscalls supporting 64-bit time are used. Otherwise,
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a fallback code is used with legacy (i.e. 32-bit) syscalls.
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@item
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If @code{_TIME_BITS} is defined to be 32, @code{time_t} is defined to
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be a 32-bit integer where that is supported. This is not recommended,
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as 32-bit @code{time_t} stops working in the year 2038.
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@item
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For any other use case a compile-time error is emitted.
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@end enumerate
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@code{_TIME_BITS=64} can be defined only when
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@code{_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64} is also defined.
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By using this macro certain ports gain support for 64-bit time and as
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a result become immune to Y2038 problem.
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a result become immune to the Y2038 problem.
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@end defvr
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@defvr Macro _ISOC99_SOURCE
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