On 2/8/06, Rob Benton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are the limitatins of Math::BigInt? I ask because I have a c++ > program that outputs an unsigned 64 bit integer that my perl script > picks up. Am I safe to use BigInt for this on all platforms?
Have you seen the wording "Arbitrary size integer math package" at the top of the docs for the module? BigInts can be as big as memory will allow. Given sufficient memory, you should be able to work with numbers with hundreds or thousands or even millions of bits using Math::BigInt. If, after all that, you've still got a few dozen free bytes, you could include a tiny 64-bit integer too. :-) Cheers! --Tom Phoenix Stonehenge Perl Training -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
