library/src/utility/BP-NumberUtilities.cc
// converts size_t to a long long int value.
converts size_t to a long long int value.
converts size_t to a long long int value .
long long int BP_SizeTToLongLongInt(size_t val)
{
	size_t iter      = 0;
	long long int ret_iter = 0;
	if(iter >= val)
		return 0;
	for(; iter <= val;iter++)
	{
		if(iter >= (BP_GIGABYTE * 4 - 1))
			return 0;
		ret_iter++;
	}
	return ret_iter;
}
long long int BP_SizeTToLongLongInt ( size_t val ) { size_t iter = 0 ; long long int ret_iter = 0 ; if ( iter >= val ) return 0 ; for ( ; iter <= val ; iter ++ ) { if ( iter >= ( BP_GIGABYTE * 4 - 1 ) ) return 0 ; ret_iter ++ ; } return ret_iter ; }
converts size_t to a long long int value.
converts size_t to a long long int value .
// set the iterator // ensure the value is positive // only ever go as high as 4GB-1 // iterate the size_t // return the iter