From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Sep 02 10:00:25 2025 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 2 Sep 2025 14:00:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34913 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1utRYb-0005yO-RD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:25 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:470:142::17]:43294) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1utPsA-0004bd-Hg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:12:27 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1utPry-00062R-Kf for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:12:15 -0400 Received: from mxe.seznam.cz ([77.75.76.34]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1utPrm-0005rq-8o for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:12:14 -0400 Received: from email.seznam.cz by smtpc-mxe-547cd7586-5jk57 (smtpc-mxe-547cd7586-5jk57 [2a02:598:128:8a00::1000:a82]) id 65ae89b21f1195ba67a0be68; Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:11:34 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=seznam.cz; s=szn20221014; t=1756815094; bh=OjF9vxNAJwXrKx9rCrIyW3XFwoQ+jOBdLspGf+UBMY8=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=KxI2Zh3CfVFWVXQcquYkPIvvV2e5Atgr+JdYeCCFInHkc40xtWDczT6oDrVB5QpgM wJmx4X0cR+CU1vnYsLP7c3d62pnvfTSXAbUCrh+lZexqr6lVnANbnTq0Kfctj/gkMi xRblSvg5IstTnFqOzgH1nzeOzn5bDqiCHZH0GkgfNlFTrEsjDDyeXqErcuLOo8ChC+ 7ouenibAhmbBQnuuAMO+rGxgLXrnW+UYYrL74k1DYSUDuMS1srOrekbTTtndt8h41/ 8r8bZBDZQ463KaYnGVnaWi6qL2+NPJGwQ+spOrSH4w9QhchV0lCcvsgWHosiezvDim gbhQOn9Q0LFSQ== Received: from ip-178-77-199-87.net.vodafone.cz (ip-178-77-199-87.net.vodafone.cz [178.77.199.87]) by email.seznam.cz (szn-UNKNOWN-unknown) with HTTP; Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:11:28 +0200 (CEST) From: To: Subject: seq generates wrong sequences for big numbers Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:11:28 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (szn-mime-2.1.78) X-Mailer: szn-UNKNOWN-unknown Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_590c406b450ac4966d600d6e=8c6c041f-a111-53e8-b953-e6d94e0d202b_=" Received-SPF: pass client-ip=77.75.76.34; envelope-from=ondra007.tom@seznam.cz; helo=mxe.seznam.cz X-Spam_score_int: -16 X-Spam_score: -1.7 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_INVALID=0.1, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:00:14 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) --=_590c406b450ac4966d600d6e=8c6c041f-a111-53e8-b953-e6d94e0d202b_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It looks like seq for integers bigger than 2^64 sometimes generate wrong = results. There are few examples of wrong output I have found: $ seq 18446744073709551617 inf | head -3 18446744073709551616 18446744073709551617 18446744073709551618 $=C2=A0 seq 10000000000000000000000000000 inf | head -3 9999999999999999999731564544 9999999999999999999731564545 9999999999999999999731564546 $=C2=A0 seq -1000000000000000000000000 0 | head -3 -1000000000000000000000000 -1000000000000000000000000 -1000000000000000000000000 It is similar to=C2=A0bug #75994 which reports the same issue but only for= "-w" option. --=_590c406b450ac4966d600d6e=8c6c041f-a111-53e8-b953-e6d94e0d202b_= Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It looks like seq for integers bigger than 2^64 sometimes gene= rate wrong results. There are few examples of wrong output I have found:
$ seq 18446744073709551617 inf | head -3
=0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= 18446744073709551616
18446744073709551617
18446744073709551618

$ =0A= seq 10000000000000000000000000000 inf | head -3<= br>
=0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= 9999999999999999999731564544
9999999999999999999731564545=
999999999999999= 9999731564546

$ =0A= seq -1000000000000000000000000 0 | head -3
-1000000000000000000000000
-10000000000000000000= 00000
-10= 00000000000000000000000

It is simil= ar to bug #75994 which reports the same issue but only for "-w" optio= n.
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There are few examples of wrong output I have found: > > > $ seq 18446744073709551617 inf | head -3 > > 18446744073709551616 > 18446744073709551617 > 18446744073709551618 > > > > > > $  seq 10000000000000000000000000000 inf | head -3 > > > 9999999999999999999731564544 > 9999999999999999999731564545 > 9999999999999999999731564546 We can improve for the above 2 cases anyway, with something like the attached. 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There are few examples of wrong output I have found: >> >> >> $ seq 18446744073709551617 inf | head -3 >> >> 18446744073709551616 >> 18446744073709551617 >> 18446744073709551618 >> >> >> >> >> >> $  seq 10000000000000000000000000000 inf | head -3 >> >> >> 9999999999999999999731564544 >> 9999999999999999999731564545 >> 9999999999999999999731564546 > > We can improve for the above 2 cases anyway, > with something like the attached. > > Large magnitude negative start values are still problematic. 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Thanks for the fix. Just pushed this tiny patch to fix a 'make syntax-check' failure. Collin --=-=-= Content-Type: text/x-patch Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=0001-maint-avoid-syntax-check-failure-from-previous-commi.patch >From 8f6430666f38de8950c328ece66a5b5e9ebaaee4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 Message-ID: <8f6430666f38de8950c328ece66a5b5e9ebaaee4.1756873108.git.collin.funk1@gmail.com> From: Collin Funk Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 21:13:02 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] maint: avoid syntax-check failure from previous commit * tests/seq/seq-long-double.sh: Place comma after "I.e.". --- tests/seq/seq-long-double.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tests/seq/seq-long-double.sh b/tests/seq/seq-long-double.sh index eaf812d3b..356ee6e3a 100755 --- a/tests/seq/seq-long-double.sh +++ b/tests/seq/seq-long-double.sh @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ printf "$a\n$b\n" > exp || framework_failure_ compare exp out || fail=1 # Test case fixed in v9.8 -# I.e. All digit start, with non digits end +# I.e., All digit start, with non digits end a=18446744073709551617 seq $a inf | head -n1 > out || fail=1 printf "$a\n" > exp || framework_failure_ -- 2.51.0 --=-=-=--