Re: [RFC] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer
Hi Lester,
On Tue, May 6, 2014 15:14, Lester Caine wrote:
> On 06/05/14 11:58, Anatol Belski wrote:
>
>>> I'm afraid with all those concerns, I will have to vote "no".
>>>
>>>>
>> Of course that would make me sad. Not only for the work done on that,
>> but also for the future perspectives and for the quantity of the users
>> who wish such thing.
>
> Having just been going through an exercise to convert Windows XP sites
> to something M$ will allow to run without warning messages, the switch to a
> more modern windows would seem sensible. Except we have been restricted to
> using 32bit builds of windows for compatibility with the hardware. While
> parts of PHP already require 64 bit integers which are handled in an even
> less efficient way, switching to a clean 64 bit integer across all
> platforms really is essential. Having to manage the difference in the user
> code base is simply not an option :(
>
> The switch to a cleaner implementation base should allow proper planning
> for that requirement?
>
absolutely, furthermore - Windows Server 2012 (and probably any upcoming)
is not merchandased with 32-bit edition anymore. For 32 bit PHP there it
means possible performance penalty. So usage of the true 64 bit PHP fully
makes sense there.
Regards
Anatol
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