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diff --git a/winsup/bz2lib/Y2K_INFO b/winsup/bz2lib/Y2K_INFO new file mode 100644 index 000000000..55fd56a2e --- /dev/null +++ b/winsup/bz2lib/Y2K_INFO @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ + +Y2K status of bzip2 and libbzip2, versions 0.1, 0.9.0 and 0.9.5 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Informally speaking: + bzip2 is a compression program built on top of libbzip2, + a library which does the real work of compression and + decompression. As far as I am aware, libbzip2 does not have + any date-related code at all. + + bzip2 itself copies dates from source to destination files + when compressing or decompressing, using the 'stat' and 'utime' + UNIX system calls. It doesn't examine, manipulate or store the + dates in any way. So as far as I can see, there shouldn't be any + problem with bzip2 providing 'stat' and 'utime' work correctly + on your system. + + On non-unix platforms (those for which BZ_UNIX in bzip2.c is + not set to 1), bzip2 doesn't even do the date copying. + + Overall, informally speaking, I don't think bzip2 or libbzip2 + have a Y2K problem. + +Formally speaking: + I am not prepared to offer you any assurance whatsoever + regarding Y2K issues in my software. You alone assume the + entire risk of using the software. The disclaimer of liability + in the LICENSE file in the bzip2 source distribution continues + to apply on this issue as with every other issue pertaining + to the software. + +Julian Seward +Cambridge, UK +25 August 1999 |