Re: the Y2K38 BUG

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Quoting "Jon L." <jonllmsed@xxxxxxxxx>:

Another possibility...
Port the Date object implementation from ECMA/Javascript.
It has a range of +/-8.64e15, or Tue, 20 Apr -271821 00:00:00 GMT to Sat, 13
Sep 275760 00:00:00 GMT.

You know...just to have a little extra time to find something else. ;)

- Jon L.

That would be a quite interesting move, try propose it to Derick ;)


On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:56 AM, Paul Scott <pscott@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


On Tue, 2008-05-06 at 23:50 -0600, Nathan Nobbe wrote:
> true-that ;)
> anyway, the DateTime class is implemented as a 64-bit unsigned (i think)
> value.  so if you use it you should be good to go.
>
> php > echo date_create('2040-10-24')->format('M-d-Y');
> Oct-24-2040
>

a 64bit unsigned int is best, but that would only work properly on 64bit
arch. For 32bit users, making it unsigned is the best option for now,
and I suppose that by 2038 there will be another option.

As far as I am concerned, this discussion is a discussion for the sake
of discussion. If I am still using the same apps that I use today in
2038, I will officially rethink my usefulness as a human being :)

--Paul


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