Re: Mini-Questions

Mike wrote:
> 
> > - Do Perl programs use a standard-sized platform-indepedent arithmetic
> > by default, or do they relly on the native size?
> 
> Unknown (open issue).
> 
> We need to hear from the design team on that last point -- whether Perl
> will assure that C<int> is always 32 bit, for example, or if C<int> is
> platform-dependent.  My guess is the latter.  We will possibly have
> access to the Parrot types C<int8>, C<int16>, C<int32>, and C<int64> for
> cases where it is important to represent an explicitly sized int.

The current plan is that C<int> (and C<num>) will be platform-dependent.

Allison