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schwern
Date:
October 2, 2003 12:49
Subject:
Re: 5.8.1 64bit int config annoyance
Message ID:
20031002124921.C26065@ttul.org
On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 12:04:26PM -0700, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> IIRC, Jarkko made the call that it was better to let people know if
> what they asked for isn't available.  I agree.  There was talk of a
> "use 64 bits if possible" option, don't recall the results.

Yes, some sort of "just use the biggest numbers you can" option would be
nice.

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