Re: [boost] [integer] Implementing long long and others

From: Igor Mikushkin (igor.mikushkin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-24 09:27:48

2007/12/24, Jeff Garland <jeff_at_[hidden]>:
> Igor Mikushkin wrote:
> > As I understand the integer.hpp does not support
> > types over 32 bits at present.
>
> Not true -- where'd you get that idea?

>From integer.hpp file :)
I have boost 1.33.1, but if you go to
boost site -> documentation -> integer -> integer.hpp
you will see.

> > I suppose it is not too hard to implement other
> > needed integer types (like _int64, _int128 on Microsoft and Intel compilers)
> > using types from boost/cstdint.hpp file.
>
> You can use the following:
>
>   boost::int64_t
>   boost::uint64_t
>
> I use these and date-time and they are well defined everywhere.
>

Yes, it is well defined, but my program is very templated
and I rely on syntax like int_t <some_number> :: type;

Igor Mikushkin