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Subject: [9fans] 64 bit arithmetic
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 From http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/man2html/1/2c

The compilers accept long long variables as a 64-bit type. The standard header
typedefs this to vlong. Arithmetic on vlong values is usually emulated by a
run-time library.


What's the overhead on this?

plan 9 will be adopted for Beowulf-type applications, as this model
is naturally incorporated within the system's design.
However, most of these applications are numeric intensive and often
require 64-bit arithmetic.

is there any work internally in Bell Labs on native 64 bit libraries?