From: Bill Kelly <billk@...>
Date: 2003-01-11T01:08:22+09:00
Subject: Re: pack() and unpack() functions for int64

From: "Yukihiro Matsumoto" <matz@ruby-lang.org>

> In message "pack() and unpack() functions for int64"
>     on 03/01/10, guillaume.pierronnet@ratp.fr <guillaume.pierronnet@ratp.fr> writes:
> 
> |i need int 64 conversions functions, but i cannot find them in
> |Array#pack. Do i need to write them myself, write a patch for pack.c or 
> |anything else?
> 
> Ruby 1.8 has 'Q' (64bit unsigned) and 'q' (64bit signed) templates.

Cool! :)   If not using 1.8, http://www.ruby-talk.com/51134 might be
useful...


HTH,

Bill