From: Ryan Tarpine <rtarpine@...>
Date: 2001-08-18T01:18:12+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19950] Re: interbase-0.04

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> I haven't check the source yet, but in 1.7.x if NEGATIVE_TIME_T is
> defined, Time can be negative (covers from 1902 to 2038 with 32bit
> time_t).  So you may not have to floor it on such platforms.
> 
> matz.

It seems that 1.7.x adds enough features that it should be recommended for 
download instead of 1.6.4.  Some extensions won't even compile without 
changes to Ruby headers if 1.6.4 is installed!  I think it should at least 
be mentioned in the Ruby FAQ.

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Ryan Tarpine, rtarpine@hotmail.com
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         -- C.P. Snow