Re: [PATCH 1/3]: Replace kernel/timeconst.pl withkernel/timeconst.sh

[Alan Cox]

> I note that sed and printf and such are all susv3.  I have an explicit test 
> for 32 bit math in the script that cares, and this worked in Red Hat 9 circa 
> 2003.

If you are trying to do arbitary precision maths using standard posix
tools just use dc. That way the standard is explicit about what you will
get.
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