DB<1> print ~0 4294967295 DB<2> print ~0+1 4294967296 DB<3> print ~0+2 4294967297 ... DB<12> print ~0*2**18 1.12589990658048e+15 ... DB<15> print ~0*2**17 562949953290240 ... DB<33> p unpack('J', pack('j', -1)); 4294967295 DB<34> p 0+sprintf('%u', -1); 4294967295 #### DB<81> p 999999999999999+1 1e+15 DB<82> p 999999999999998+1 999999999999999 DB<83> p 999999999999998+2 1e+15 DB<84> p 999999999999998+2-1 999999999999999 DB<85> p 1e+15-1 999999999999999 #### DB<88> p 999999999999998+4-5 999999999999997 ... DB<96> p 999999999999999+2**52 -2**52 999999999999999 DB<97> p 999999999999999+2**53 -2**53 1e+15 #### DB<32> $x=0;for(1..2**31) {print;last if $x++>5} Range iterator outside integer range at (eval 36)[/usr/share/perl/5.10/perl5db.pl:638] line 2. DB<33> $x=0;for(1..2**30) {print;last if $x++>5} 1234567 DB<34> $x=0;for(1..~0) {print;last if $x++>5} Range iterator outside integer range at (eval 45)[/usr/share/perl/5.10/perl5db.pl:638] line 2. #### DB<46> $x=0;for(1..2**31-2) {print;last if $x++>5} 1234567 DB<47> $x=0;for(1..2**31-1) {print;last if $x++>5} Range iterator outside integer range at (eval 51)[/usr/share/perl/5.10/perl5db.pl:638] line 2.