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The perlfunc(1) mac page first says:
q A signed quad (64-bit) value.
Q An unsigned quad value.
(Quads are available only if your system supports 64-bit
integer values _and_ if Perl has been compiled to support those.
Causes a fatal error otherwise.)
meaning that a quad has 64 bits exactly. But later it says:
q, L or ll interpret integer as C type "long long", "unsigned long long".
or "quads" (typically 64-bit integers)
meaning that a quads doesn't have necessarily 64 bits (according to the
ISO C99 standard, a "long long" may have more, though I don't know any
current implementation with a "long long" size > 64 bits).
It is important to specify that clearly now, to avoid breaking scripts
in future implementations.
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