int64_t and printf

[mdf at FreeBSD.org]

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
> So, for example int64_t has no printf modifier I am aware of. Likewise
> its many friends.

The worse option is to use the C99 defines, like PRI64 and PRI64U.
The better option is to use %jd / %ju and cast the value to
[u]intmax_t.

Cheers,
matthew

> In the past I've handled this by having a define somewhere along the
> lines of...
>
> #if <something>
> # define INT_64_T_FMT "%ld"
> #else
> # define INT_64_T_FMT "%lld"
> #endif
>
> but I have no idea where to put such a thing in FreeBSD. Opinions? Also,
> I guess I'd really need to do a modifier rather than a format, for full
> generality.
>
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