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bulk 88
Date:
June 19, 2012 14:33
Subject:
RE: Time for a 64-bit perl API?
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COL115-W4238A907986F3198A8728DDFFF0@phx.gbl



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> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:34:32 -0700
> From: rev.chip@gmail.com
> To: jand@activestate.com
> CC: bulk88@hotmail.com; perl5-porters@perl.org
> Subject: Re: Time for a 64-bit perl API?
>
> Indeed. An error value for an unsigned type, in a properly portable
> program like Perl, would be ~(type)0 or (type)-1, not bare -1.

http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/uconfig.h#l2978
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/regexp.h#l184
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