arduino / arduino/ArduinoCore-avr

Add `long long` support to `Print::print`

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Description

The `Print` class in ArduinoCore-API has `print` functions with `long long` and `unsigned long long` parameter types:

https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-API/blob/0f4e57ea193a00163ae59f0f0ff478feae7eb5db/api/Print.h#L73-L74

```cpp
size_t print(long long, int = DEC);
size_t print(unsigned long long, int = DEC)
```

https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-API/blob/0f4e57ea193a00163ae59f0f0ff478feae7eb5db/api/Print.h#L87-L88

```cpp
size_t println(long long, int = DEC);
size_t println(unsigned long long, int = DEC);
```

This core's `Print` class does not:

https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/blob/master/cores/arduino/Print.h
https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/blob/master/cores/arduino/Print.cpp

### Additional context

#### Additional requests

- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/issues/194
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/issues/194#issuecomment-222361044
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/issues/194#issuecomment-321053600
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/issues/347#issue-639975859

#### Related

- https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/pull/6608
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/pull/329

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Research direction

Start by comparing cores/arduino/Print.h and cores/arduino/Print.cpp with the ArduinoCore-API declarations linked in the issue. Trace the existing print and println overloads, then verify that both signed and unsigned long long parameters are supported with the requested base behavior. Done means the AVR Print class exposes and handles all four overloads consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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