That might let even vec() work since Perl's "32 bit" type might end up being 64 bits anyway.

Seems the I32 type will still be 32 bits even if the int is 64 bits. (almut mentioned this earlier in this thread - though, admittedly, I don't know if it's actually *proven* to be so.)

I suppose the obvious fix here is to split your data into chunks and make access a two step process

Yes, I think that should work. In this particular case it would be necessary to increase the chunk size to 2 only.

The OP's problem could also be handled with Math::GMP or Math::GMPz, since the GMP library measures the bit position with an unsigned long - thus allowing a max bit position value of 2 ** 32 - 1 (for 32-bit longs). The tricky bit there is in getting the string into the GMP object without doubling the memory requirement of the program. The GMP library does have functions that allow read/write directly from/to file - thus, I assume, avoiding that "doubling up" problem. Math::GMP doesn't provide access to those functions but Math::GMPz-0.26 does (in the form of Rmpz_out_raw and Rmpz_inp_raw).

Note: I'm not actually recommending that Math::GMPz-0.26 (which I submitted to CPAN just last night) be the solution that the OP ought to adopt. I'm just pointing out that it could be used. (Earlier versions of Math::GMPz don't provide Rmpz_out_raw and Rmpz_inp_raw .... due to oversight :-)

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re^4: 2GB limit to vecs (Bit::Vector?) by syphilis
in thread 2GB limit to vecs by bop

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