[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
bug#32342: [PATCH] Allow to override time_stamp with SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
|
From: |
Jim Meyering |
|
Subject: |
bug#32342: [PATCH] Allow to override time_stamp with SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH |
|
Date: |
Thu, 2 Aug 2018 18:12:02 +0200 |
On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 6:01 PM, Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 08/02/2018 02:03 AM, Bernhard M. Wiedemann wrote:
>>
>> + if ((source_date_epoch = getenv("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH")) == NULL ||
>> (stamp = strtol(source_date_epoch, NULL, 10))
>
>
> That won't work after 2038 on x32. Also, I'm leery of having environment
> variables affect standard utilities' behavior, though perhaps we could
> shoehorn this in.
I had the same initial negative reaction to adding support for an
envvar, but given the minor effect and worthy goal, I think the
balance has tipped in favor of allowing this one.