Re: XS: returning a 64-bit unsigned int?

Petition p5p?

It seems you can't get an IV no matter what you do

SV*
bob()
    PREINIT:
        SV* temp;
//~         unsigned int uncle = 42;
        unsigned long long  uncle = 42;
    CODE:
//~         temp = newSVuv( 42 );
        temp = newSVuv( uncle );
        SvIOK_only_UV( temp );
        warn("we got em %p SvIOK_UV(%b)SvUVX(%u)", temp, SvIOK_UV(temp
+), SvUVX(temp) );
        RETVAL = temp;
    OUTPUT:
        RETVAL
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Always gives

we got em 3f8d14 SvIOK_UV(0)SvUVX(42) at -e line 1.
SV = IV(0x3f8d10) at 0x3f8d14
  REFCNT = 1
  FLAGS = (TEMP,IOK,pIOK)
  IV = 42
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Re^2: XS: returning a 64-bit unsigned int? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 27, 2011 at 06:57 UTC
Seems you can, provided you look in the wrong part of the manual for the api. :( Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^3: XS: returning a 64-bit unsigned int? by Anonymous Monk on Sep 27, 2011 at 06:58 UTC
Right, but shouldn't newSVuv make a UV and not an IV? Talk about false advertising :)	[reply]
Re^4: XS: returning a 64-bit unsigned int? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 27, 2011 at 07:21 UTC
Perl claims the right to convert among equivalent representations. It's an optimisation that an UV isn't used unless needed since UVs require extra handling. `>perl -MDevel::Peek -e"Dump(0x7FFFFFFF)" SV = IV(0x1de9d00) at 0x1de9d04 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (PADTMP,IOK,READONLY,pIOK) IV = 2147483647 >perl -MDevel::Peek -e"Dump(0x80000000)" SV = IV(0x4a9d00) at 0x4a9d04 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (PADTMP,IOK,READONLY,pIOK,IsUV) UV = 2147483648` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: XS: returning a 64-bit unsigned int? by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 27, 2011 at 07:08 UTC
shouldn't newSVuv make a UV and not an IV? Talk about false advertising :) I concur completely. But you think that ones bad, what d'ya think `newSVrv( rv )` does? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]