Hi --

On Sun, 8 Oct 2006, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: In the year 2525"
>    on Sun, 8 Oct 2006 03:16:40 +0900, Charles Oliver Nutter <Charles.O.Nutter / Sun.COM> writes:
>
> |Jim v. Tess wrote:
> |> Is there a reason why Time.local can't handle dates beyond 2038?  I know
> |> that's when the number of second since 1970 exceeds 2^32, but can't a
> |> big, strong language like Ruby handle it?
> |
> |It works in JRuby...would that be considered an incompatibility, or is
> |it an ok diversion from the C impl?
>
> I think it is an OK diversion.

It's definitely an incompatibility, though, in the sense that it has
the potential to create a category of programs that will run under
JRuby but not (original) Ruby.


David

-- 
                   David A. Black | dblack / wobblini.net
Author of "Ruby for Rails"   [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3]
DABlog (DAB's Weblog)        [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc.   [4]
[1] http://www.manning.com/black | [3] http://www.rubypowerandlight.com
[2] http://dablog.rubypal.com    | [4] http://www.rubycentral.org