BIND 10 #911: time64 & Y2038

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#911: time64 & Y2038
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                   Reporter:         |                  Type:  enhancement
  fdupont                            |              Priority:  minor
                     Status:  new    |             Component:  Unclassified
                  Milestone:  New    |             Sensitive:  0
  Tasks                              |           Sub-Project:  DNS
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            Defect Severity:  Low    |           Total Hours:  0
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 Some systems (at least HPUX and Windows) provide a "time64" version of
 time_t, time(), etc, which will still work after 2038. I suggest 3 things:
  - use the 64 bit variant when it is available (e.g., twist a #define
 config.h and don't forget to include it)
  - make the code compiling without warnings with the 64 bit variant
  - at low priority provide a 64 variant on systems which don't have it.
 Even we have ~20 years to solve this issue it should be fine to not wait
 so long...

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