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bug#18807: seq does not play nice with large 64 bit integers
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From: |
Pádraig Brady |
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Subject: |
bug#18807: seq does not play nice with large 64 bit integers |
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Date: |
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:54:32 +0100 |
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On 10/23/2014 02:12 PM, Thaddaeus Frogley wrote:
> seq 2305843009213693952 2305843009213693954
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> Should produce
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> 2305843009213693952
> 2305843009213693953
> 2305843009213693954
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> But actually produces (repeating for ever):
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> 2.30584e+18
> ...
That's been fixed for quite a while,
with the latest versions just manipulating text
for simple integers like this, and so can work
for any length strings.
thanks,
Pádraig.