Re: [ ruby-Bugs-3438 ] (2**32).to_s(2) fails with exception on Redhat Opteron with gcc 3.4.3 compile

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>Summary: (2**32).to_s(2) fails with exception on Redhat Opteron with gcc
3.4.3
>compile
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>Initial Comment:
>Sorry I don't have the complete exception to provide here.
>The computer is at work and not connected to the Internet.
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>The Summary pretty much says it all.
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>(0..64).each {|i| print i,"\t",(2**i).to_s(2),"\n" rescue next}

   I get same failure with solaris 10, sunstudio 11 compiler. My ruby
  is 64 bit as well.
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>If I was a bettin' man, I'd bet that you'd find some 64-bit integer
>somewhere being incorrectly cast or squeezed into a 32-bit integer.
>When Bignum takes over, all the conversions work properly.

            I will not bet against you. There is probably some 'long'
problem.

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>This problem also makes me wonder what other surprises are waiting
>for 64-bit platform users.

      At least sun studio 11 spits many warnings about interger overlfows
      and other messages. I can post them here.

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