--- types.sip.orig	2019-09-18 15:22:50 UTC

+++ types.sip

@@ -266,13 +266,13 @@ template <TYPE>

     if (sipPy == Py_None)

     {

-        *sipCppPtr = new long();

+        *sipCppPtr = new time_t();

         return 1;

     }

     if (PyLong_Check(sipPy))

     {

-        *sipCppPtr = new long(PyLong_AsLong(sipPy)); 

+        *sipCppPtr = new time_t(PyLong_AsLong(sipPy));

         return 1;

     }

     return 0;