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Re: [cxx-conversion] Make double_int a class with methods and operators. (issue6443093)
On Aug 7, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Lawrence Crowl wrote:
> On 8/7/12, Mike Stump <mikestump@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On Aug 6, 2012, at 5:35 PM, Lawrence Crowl wrote:
>>> Convert double_int from a struct with function into a class with
>>> operators and methods.
>>
>> We have a wide_int class that replaces this class. :-(
>
> Really? Where? I don't see neither definition nor use under gcc.
It is being developed; it is largely done, but is going through final reviews now. When we finish with those review bits, we'll send it out. It sounds like you'll beat us to the merge window, so, we'll cope with the fallout.
>> It would have been better to just convert it.
>
> That depends on how easy it is to migrate. In the process I
> learned that double_int isn't actually a double int, but is a
> precision-controlled int.
Well, I'd call it a pair of HOST_WIDE_INTs... I think calling it a precision-controlled int is a tad optimistic. For example, if want to control it to be 2048 bits, you'd find that your hopes are misplaced. :-)