Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (alpha-rc2) now available
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- Subject: Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (alpha-rc2) now available
- From: Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>
- Date: 2010年11月19日 14:17:53 -0200
> >That was my guess too, but it would seem that band, bor, bxor are decent
> >alternatives. It is UGLY. If you look at the 5.2 reference index, the
> >first things you notice are _VERSION and bit32.XXXX. Here's hoping this
> >will change before 5.2 is officially released.
>
> In the same topic, is the '32' (in bit32 library) really relevant ? What happens when somebody hacks/improves bit32 library to deals with 64 bits integers (something that has been done in this very list ;-) )
Being "32 bit" is not a limitation, but a "feature". A library dealing
with 64-bit integers should be called "bit64", and probably be offered
together with bit32, not as a replacement.
-- Roberto