Re: 64-bit issues in date functions?

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Joe Hohertz <jhohertz@golden.net> writes:

> I used v5.43. I'm not sure it's a 64-bit issue, but it works fine on BSDI
> and Linux/i386, but fails for Linux/alpha. I'm even *less* sure it's a
> 64 bit issue as I see no XS code is used, meaning a 64bit issue, if it
> exists AT ALL, would be deeper into perl than this module. I think. :)
> 
> ------------- In 'make test'
> 
> base/date...........FAILED tests 32-33, 38
>         Failed 3/60 tests, 95.00% okay
> 
> .
> .
> .
> 
> Failed Test  Status Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of failed
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> base/date.t                  60    3   5.00%  32-33, 38
> Failed 1/20 test scripts, 95.00% okay. 3/272 subtests failed, 98.90% okay.
> 
> -------------
> 
> So we're not doing *TOO* badly by this.
> 
> Any idea where to start? I looked in t/base/date.t to see if I could
> figure out what went, but I have no idea how 'make test' assigns numbers
> in the date.t file. Just figured it out. :)

> 
> All the failures (I think!) lie in the 'try some out of bounds and garbage
> dates' bit. So I wonder if I should worry all that much?

The test script is buggy.  If should not assume that we can't
representet time before 1970 or after 2038.

> What do you think? :)

I'll zap those tests.

Regards,
Gisle

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