7 Apr
2006
7 Apr
'06
5:29 p.m.
Frank Heckenbach wrote:
Waldek, what's the status WRT 128 bit integer types? Is it realistic to support them in the foreseeable future (or with which backend version)?
I think so. I have adapted older gpc version to use 128 bit integer types on 64-bit targets. That patch triggered multiple backed bugs. Most of them was fixed in the meantime. I felt that other problems were more urgent so I did not look at this recently.
Concerning backends: backporting fixes to backends earlier that 3.3 probably requires too much work. 3.3 and later should be doable with a little effort.
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Waldek Hebisch
hebisch@math.uni.wroc.pl