microsoft / microsoft/STL

`<print>`: Problem printing 128-bit integers

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Description

Describe the bug

std::println and std::print do not work with std::_Signed128.

test case

#include <print>
#include <ranges>

int main(void) 
{
    auto d = std::ranges::distance(std::ranges::iota_view(1ULL, 10ULL));
    std::_Signed128 n = 123;
    std::println("meow = {}", d); // consteval function 'std::__p2286::_Compile_time_parse_format_specs' cannot result in a constant expression
    std::println("meow = {}", n); // consteval function 'std::__p2286::_Compile_time_parse_format_specs' cannot result in a constant expression
}

Expected behaviour

Prints:

9
123

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Research direction

Start by compiling the provided test case and tracing std::println/std::print through _Compile_time_parse_format_specs for std::_Signed128 and the ranges distance result. Done means both calls compile and produce the expected output, 9 and 123.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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