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   bart to James Kuyper   
   Re: printf and time_t   
   07 Jan 26 01:14:21   
   
   From: bc@freeuk.com   
      
   On 07/01/2026 00:44, James Kuyper wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-06 13:05, Michael S wrote:   
      
   >> in case of using %u to print 'unsigned long' on target with 32-bit   
   >> longs, or like using %llu to print 'unsigned long' on  target with   
   >> 64-bit longs, then beauty wins. Easily.   
   >   
   > You've got it backwards. "%u" is the correct specifier to use for   
   > unsigned long on all platforms, whether unsigned long is 32, 36, or even   
   > 48 bits.   
      
   So not "%lu"?   
      
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