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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: 64bit and phpng, votes and plans
From: rasmus@lerdorf.com (Rasmus Lerdorf)

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On 5/20/14, 4:56 PM, Lester Caine wrote:
> On 20/05/14 23:57, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
>> So let's not assume that just because one segment of the userbase
>> screams the loudest that this segment is representative. We have a lar=
ge
>> and diverse userbase and we need to make balanced decisions.
>=20
> Handling BIGINT variables as a single 64bit number rather than as a
> string of characters would seem to be the more productive way of
> working, but is incompatible with 32bit platforms? It's working out
> exactly which path is the most productive which is the current question=
=2E
> If a 64bit integer is supported as a native variable, would it be
> practical to have it available on a 32bit platform? Having potentially
> to have to code for two different scenarios is not the best way of
> moving forward?

That has absolutely nothing to do with 64-bit string offsets which is
what we are discussing here.

-Rasmus


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