The busybox "printf" command is always 32 bit even when the shell isn't.

Rob Landley rob at landley.net
Sat Jan 3 21:32:46 UTC 2009


$ printf %x 2251797561885434; echo
7ffff79c842fa
$ ./busybox printf %x 2251797561885434; echo
79c842fa

I need 64 bit math to convert timeconst.pl to timeconst.sh in the Linux kernel 
build...

Rob


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