Re: [gobo-eiffel-develop] Usage of INTEGER_64

[Eric B. <er...@go...>]

Colin Paul Adams wrote:
>>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Paul Adams <co...@co...> writes:
> 
>     Eric> Colin Paul Adams wrote:
>     >>> So I need permission to start using INTEGER_64.
> 
>     Eric> OK. If I remember correctly this will rule out VE, but it
>     Eric> should be OK with the other compilers.
> 
>     Colin> SE fails to compile it as I am
>     Colin> using {STRING}.is_integer_64, which SE 1.2r7 doesn't
>     Colin> have. As at this point in the code I already know that the
>     Colin> string consists of decimal digits only, I could just check
>     Colin> the count, and err on the safe side. But I think we will
>     Colin> need a STRING_.is_integer_64 routine anyway, assuming we
>     Colin> are going to stay with SE for a while.
> 
> I've coded STRING_.is_integer_64 and (but not for VE)
> STRING_.to_integer_64.
> 
> I'm not sure what to do about writing tests.
> 
> Test_is_integer_64 is no problem.
> 
> But test_to_integer_64 will fail to compile for VE, and
> kl_test_string_routines.e is not a ge class. Perhaps a separate class?
> 
> Also, I should really but in a conditional in the .eant files for the
> xpath and xslt tests, so as not to run them for VE.
> 
> Or do we just drop VE completely now?

We drop VE completely. If it's not for INTEGER_64, it will be for
Agents/Tuples. So let's drop it now.

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