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 large
and diverse userbase and we need to make balanced decisions.
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.
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.