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On POSIX-conformant systems, @code{time_t} is an integer type and its
values represent the number of seconds elapsed since the @dfn{POSIX Epoch},
which is January 1, 1970, at 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)@.
-The count of seconds ignores leap seconds.
+The count of seconds ignores leap seconds. Additionally, POSIX.1-2024
+added the requirement that @code{time_t} be at least 64 bits wide.
@Theglibc{} additionally guarantees that @code{time_t} is a signed
type, and that all of its functions operate correctly on negative