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I'm not sure that example brings any clearence. I'm not the author and I use it as black box. here is little part::
for ($h = 16; $h < 80; $h++) { $i[$h] = a2 ($i[$h - 3] ^ $i[$h - 8] ^ $i[$h - 14] ^ $i[$h - 16], +1); } sub a2 { my ($b, $a) = @_; my $c = $b >> 32 - $a; my $e = (1 << 32 - $a) - 1; my $d = $b & $e; return tos($d << $a | $c); } sub tos { my ($num) = @_; $num = $num - 4294967296 if $num > 4294967295; $num = $num + 4294967296 if $num < -2147483648; if ($num >= 0) { $num = $num - 2 ** 32 if ($num >> 31); } return $num; }

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Re^3: emulate 32-bit on perl 64
by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 11, 2012 at 15:24 UTC

    There is no magic to sprinkle over an algorithm that relies on 32-bit integers to make it behave with other integer sizes. The hardcoded numbers here are magic for 32-bit numbers:

    $num = $num - 4294967296 if $num > 4294967295; $num = $num + 4294967296 if $num < -2147483648;

    You will have to understand the algorithm involved to be able to make the required changes. Alternatively, you can run the program under a Perl compiled with 32-bit integers.

Re^3: emulate 32-bit on perl 64
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 11, 2012 at 15:54 UTC

    Try this -- 'scuse the formatting, but there's no good way to format it. It produces the same results on 32-bit and 64-bit Perls for one randomly generated set of input data:

    for( my $h = 16; $h < 80; $h++ ) { $i[$h] = a2( ( ( ( ( ( $i[$h - 3] ^ $i[$h - 8] ) & 0xffffffff ) ^ $i[$h - 14] ) & 0xffffffff ) ^ $i[$h - 16] ) & 0xffffffff , 1 ); } print "@i"; sub a2 { my ($b, $a) = @_; my $c = $b >> 32 - $a; my $e = (1 << 32 - $a) - 1; my $d = $b & $e; return tos($d << $a | $c); } sub tos { my ($num) = @_; $num = $num - 4294967296 if $num > 4294967295; $num = $num + 4294967296 if $num < -2147483648; if ($num >= 0) { $num = $num - 2 ** 32 if ($num >> 31); } return $num; }

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Re^3: emulate 32-bit on perl 64
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 11, 2012 at 16:06 UTC

    This is slightly more readable:

    sub fix32{ $_[0] & 0xffffffff } for( my $h = 16; $h < 80; $h++ ) { $i[$h] = a2( fix32( fix32( fix32( $i[$h - 3] ^ $i[$h - 8] ) ^ $i[$h - 14] ) + ^ $i[$h - 16] ) , 1 ); }

    With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

    The start of some sanity?