Re: 64 bit integers

[Joseph Stewart <joseph.stewart@...>]

Check this list for Asko's LNUM patch (it's probably in Luaforge too).
It might be exactly what you're looking for.

-joe

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Martin, Marcus <mamartin@ea.com> wrote:
> Ah, yes, you are correct. Unfortunately I need the full 64 bit integer size in Lua. How do I get that?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br [mailto:lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br] On Behalf Of Javier Guerra
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: 64 bit integers
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> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Martin, Marcus <mamartin@ea.com> wrote:
>> How do I use 64 bit integers in Lua? By default on my system (VS 2005,
>> WinXP) I get 32 bit integers. Do I need to recompile the entire library with
>> 64 bit support? That would make all integers 64 bit right? Is there a mixed
>> mode?
>
> by default you don't get integers, the 'Number' type is a double (64
> bit, IIRC).  it has enough precision to express 52 bit integers
>
> --
> Javier
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