Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:36:22 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/3]: Replace kernel/timeconst.pl with kernel/timeconst.sh |
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Alan Cox wrote: >> I note that sed and printf and such are all susv3. I have an explicit test >> for 32 bit math in the script that cares, and this worked in Red Hat 9 circa >> 2003. > > If you are trying to do arbitary precision maths using standard posix > tools just use dc. That way the standard is explicit about what you will > get.
The original patch used bc. Unfortunately, it ran into bc bugs -- on some platforms like some of akpm's older test machines it would just hang.
-hpa
-- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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