Re^10: Why is pack("N",42949672965) giving me 00 00 00 05

ikegami most probably wants to point out the fact that, with a 'Q' specifier, 0xFFFF_FFFF will give a different result.

Hm. But that isn't what he said!

What he said was: "your very question demonstrates that -1 and 0xFFFF_FFFF pack differently.". Which is patently and demonstrably wrong.

And I don't see any mention of using OxFFFF_FFFF in conjunction with the Q specifier in Tux post.

Indeed Tux didn't use, nor advocate the use of 0xFFFF_FFFF at all. The whole point of his post was: "Why not simply use -1?" which he demonstrated did the right thing with both 'N' & 'Q'.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

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". I'm with torvalds on this

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked

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