buildroot/package/gpsd/0003-SConscript-Do-not-force-_TIME_BITS-on-a-32-bit-syste.patch

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From: "Gary E. Miller" <gem@rellim.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 18:14:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] SConscript: Do not force _TIME_BITS on a 32 bit system.

The build assumed that if _TIME_BITS existed on a system then it was OK
to set it.  Turns out that is a bad assumption.

Leave it to the builds to decide when _TIME_BITS should be used.

Upstream: https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/commit/95814d22276c34abe72a35b89065b1190d34f9bf
Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin@orange.com>
---
 SConscript | 16 +++-------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 28105fa7b..357c53f2b 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -1335,19 +1335,9 @@ if not cleaning and not helping:
     # check for 64 bit time_t.  Needed for 2038.
     sizeof_time_t = config.CheckTypeSize("time_t", "#include <time.h>",
                                          expect=8)
-    if 0 == sizeof_time_t:
-        # see if we can force time64_t
-        # this needs glibc 2.34 or later, and a compatible kernel
-        sizeof_time_t = config.CheckTypeSize("time_t",
-                                             "#define _TIME_BITS 64\n"
-                                             "#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64\n"
-                                             "#include <time.h>",
-                                             expect=8)
-        if 0 != sizeof_time_t:
-            # force time64_t
-            confdefs.append("// Forcing 64-bit time_t\n"
-                            "#define _TIME_BITS 64\n"
-                            "#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64\n")
+    # do not try to  force time64_t, that is a distro decision.
+    # it needs glibc 2.34 or later, and a compatible kernel
+    # CFLAGS += "-D_TIME_BITS 64 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64"
 
     if 0 == sizeof_time_t:
         announce("WARNING: time_t is too small.  It will fail in 2038")
-- 
2.34.1