Re^2: Perl 64-bit versions

Looks like I'll be holding out for 5.16.1 when (hopefully) they'll have fixed the problem with vec.

It'd be nice if this silliness went away also, but as it seems to be deliberate -- no matter how ill-advised -- I won't hold my breath.

c:\test>perl -wE"$x = 0xffffffffffffffff"
Hexadecimal number > 0xffffffff non-portable at -e line 1.
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Re^3: Perl 64-bit versions by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 13, 2012 at 21:51 UTC
I agree. That belongs in a linter (e.g. perlcritic).	[reply]