On 21/04/14 16:08, John Cowan wrote:
> Bear scripsit:
>
>> I'd object if the standard required more than 65536 bit
>> representations or allowed smaller than 60-bit representations for
>> exact integers.
>
> I think 32-bit software is still important, even if 32-bit hardware
> is rapidly becoming scarce.  I'm reluctant in 2014 to build a 64-bit
> assumption into the standard yet.

There's an awfully large number of 32-bit ARM processors around, and
they're important targets for software (mobile phones and raspberry Pis
and all sorts of embedded systems). So I think we can assume that 32-bit
hardware is a lower bound, but nothing more.

ABS

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