Size of variables in awk
Wayne Sierke
ws+freebsd-questions at au.dyndns.ws
Tue Mar 2 19:55:04 PST 2004
It seems I've run into the 32-bit signed number wall in awk
(5.2-RELEASE).
My totals are maxing out at 2147483648.
Would anyone happen to know whether that's really the case (that awk is
only implemented with 32-bit number capability - unfortunately I don't
have any other awks nearby to verify nor can I find any reference info
that indicates) and/or can suggest a way around it?
Thanks,
Wayne
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