--- C:\builds\redland-1.0.8_orig\raptor\src\raptor_serialize_rss.c	Wed Jun 18 17:42:54 2008
+++ C:\builds\redland-1.0.8_good\raptor\src\raptor_serialize_rss.c	Fri Jul 25 09:32:52 2008
@@ -1407,11 +1407,15 @@
   raptor_rss_item* item;
   raptor_rss_model* rss_model;
   struct timeval tv;
-  time_t now;
+  time_t now = 1;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY
+  if(!gettimeofday(&tv, NULL)) {
+    now=tv.tv_sec;
+  } else
+    now=1;
+#endif
   
-  gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
-  now=tv.tv_sec;
-  
   is_atom=rss_serializer->is_atom;
   rss_model=&rss_serializer->model;