Re: [Eof-dev] IndexClient

[Travis B. <be...@ex...>]

On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 11:52:14AM -0500, Brandon wrote:
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> IndexClient in CVS now has -future and -past flags for the command line an
> an extended API which allows for specifying an arbitrary date offset.

I honestly think that the arrangement now used by IndexClient is
rather nonideal.  Why not use a constant date in milliseconds instead
of an offset from the current date in milliseconds?  The problem is
that the time is constantly changing while the program runs, so if the
GMT date changes while a program is running, it could screw up the
operation of that program if the program is not properly designed to
handle this situation.  Therefore, it is easier to write something
which uses an IndexClient which uses constant dates rather than
something which uses an IndexClient which uses offsets.  The only
problem with using constant dates is the 32-bit Unix date rollover.

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