Demonstration of year 2038 problem in C.
The year 2038 problem refers to maximum unix date that can be stored in i32 value. 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038, the integer will overflow. Result will be incorrect time calculation, around 20:45:52 on Friday, 13 December 1901.
- Creates maximum value for i32
- Increase it by one
- In very simplified way, parse current year from the timestamp. Ignores constraints like leap years, leap seconds etc.
Build:
gcc -o 2038 src/main.c
Run:
./2038