Subject: bug#18807: seq does not play nice with large 64 bit integers

From: Thaddaeus Frogley <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:12:01 +0100

seq 2305843009213693952 2305843009213693954

Should produce

2305843009213693952

2305843009213693953

2305843009213693954

But actually produces (repeating for ever):

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

2.30584e+18

^Z

[3]+  Stopped                 seq 2305843009213693952 2305843009213693954

Thad