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[edit] Syntax mistake

old line struct tm ts; received compile error - it's syntax mistake. — Borland-c, 2007-02-05T15:40:06.

Not in ISO C, it's not, nor is it an error in ISO C++. Omitting the "struct" results in a syntax error in C. Your compiler must be broken. — Loadmaster 21:46, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shouldn't this mention the signed 32 bit '2038 bug' more prominently?

It's linked at the bottom, but it is an issue that should be addressed in all new code and data designs being considered into the future.

If you don't already know what time_t is (i.e. you're reading this article to find out), you should be educated about why 32 bit time_t is an insidious issue.

Added "32 bit time_t is deprecated, due to the Year 2038 problem." to the article.

And was promptly deleted again.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.7.17.202 (talk) 20:28, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Unix time

• Oppose. The ISO C time_t library type is not the same thing as the Unix time (or POSIX time). In fact, the latter is an OS-specific implementation of the former. Therefore the two topics deserve separate articles. — Loadmaster (talk) 02:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

It's been over a month since the merge was proposed, and as far as I can tell, I'm the only one who commented on it. So I've removed the {{mergeto}} tag from the article. — Loadmaster (talk) 22:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)