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   Maurice Kinal to August Abolins   
   shiney new binkd   
   14 Jan 26 17:45:35   
   
   REPLY: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 286d3cf1   
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   Hej August!   
      
   > that means you are building that source using 2017 C standard gcc   
   > support not the 2023 C standard based gcc default....   
      
   Exactly.   
      
   > That may mean that gcc developers are getting sloppy,   
      
   No it doesn't.  Without overthinking this, it means that the binkd source   
   isn't quite up to speed as far as c standards are concerned and that gcc   
   provides backwards compatibilty via the -std switch.   
      
   > there is an inherent code issue that they are tripping over.   
      
   No.  It compiles fine by using older c standards without having to revert to   
   an older gcc release.  If anything it is the binkd maintainer(s) who are   
   behind the times.  On the plus side it is a very easy fix and as luck would   
   have it gnu17 can produce a vastly more capable strftime than gnu99,   
   especially with regards to rfc-3339 formatted output such as below;   
      
   :read !date --rfc-3339=ns   
   2026-01-14 18:04:01.153826413+00:00   
      
   Overkill for sure but the nanosecond part could be used to ensure uniqueness   
   in a multiuser enviroment.   
      
   Het leven is goed,   
   Maurice   
      
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