Re: bigger than 32 bit int (and signed!)

The BCMATH and GMP extensions are there exactly for this. -Rasmus On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, jeremy brand wrote: > > You could buy a 64-bit computer :-) > > <sarcasm continued="true"> > :) In that case, I would want 128bit nums... Either architechture, I > want BIG INTS. > </sarcasm> > > > Actually, that's not all in jest -- PHP keeps things simple, and uses the > > builtin datatypes of C which are hardware-based for your INT size. So if > > you*had* a 64-bit machine, PHP would be giving you 64-bit integers. > > I know. > > > I don't think the Developers are going to rush to add a lot of custom code > > for 64-bit support when they know that in a few years the hardware will do > > that automatically... But that's just a guess. > > Well, that was my oppinion too, but I was hoping someone who KNEW > would answer this. > > > This would probably better addressed by reading the TODO list to see if > > 64-bit support is there, and then hanging out on PHP-DEV list and asking > > around there. (Check the archives first, of course) > > I thought I would start in general, since some developers hang here, > that is my plan. > > However, thanks for the friendly reply! > > Jeremy > > Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net > http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for > more > Get your own Free, Private email at http://www.smackdown.com/ > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "<body>" -- Quoted from Yahoo! homepage, > http://www.yahoo.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: jeremy brand <jeremy@nirvani.net> > > Newsgroups: php.general > > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 3:03 PM > > Subject: [PHP] bigger than 32 bit int (and signed!) > > > > > > > Are there plans to do double precision numbers in PHP? The reason I > > > ask is that I use MySQL a lot, and they support INT:32 bits (signed > > > and not) and also BIGINT: 64 bits (signed and not). > > > > > > It would be really nice to have larger number support in PHP. BC math > > > is a nice hack (but limited to what you can do), but it would be truly > > > nice to have large and unsigned numbers in PHP. > > > > > > <sarcasm> > > > Doesn't it just make you jealous that MySQL can do it but PHP can't? > > > </sarcasm> > > > > > > Just my $0.05. Let me know if you need more... > > > > > > Jeremy > > > > > > Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: > > jeremy@nirvani.net > > > > > > http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more > > > Get your own Free, Private email at > > > http://www.smackdown.com/ > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > "<body>" -- Quoted from Yahoo! homepage, > > > http://www.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >