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2004.09.17 16:43 "Re: BigTIFF Tag Value Count issue", by Bob Friesenhahn
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, Loygorri, Fernando wrote: > > Just to clarify, I'm not proposing that negative 64-bit values should > have any meaning. They should be outlawed by the spec. I'm proposing > that the spec outlaw values with the most-significant bit set, and > this only to accommodate languages like Java that have a 64-bit signed > type but no 64-bit unsigned type. There is also the option to use 64-bit unsigned types, but some implementations may be severely limited by only supporting 63-bits (gasp!). Hopefully I will still be alive when that last bit becomes a serious issue. :-) I suggest that we stick with the 64-bit unsigned types with the recognition that many systems/implementations have limited capabilities. Signed vs unsigned is a minor issue as compared to system limitations. Bob ====================================== Bob Friesenhahn bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen