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Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 09:57:06 +0300 (WET)
From: Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT lanet DOT lv>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Unlimited size integers
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On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Johan Winge wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 21:38:06 +0300, pavenis AT lanet DOT lv wrote:
> 
> >On 30 Jul 99, at 13:41, Marcus Rohrmoser wrote:
> >
> >> 
> >> There's a possibility if using C++. See <somplex.h> for an example how
> >> to create your own types beeing useable like builtins.
> >> 
> >> But 'unlimited' still won't be possible, for your computer's memory IS
> >> limited.
> 
> Yes, of course. In fact integers up to 2^10000000 will do nicely.
> (That is approx. 1 MB for each number, and I only need a couple of
> them...)
> 
> >
> >1) Install libg++ binaries
> >
> >2) After that 
> >        #include <Integer.h>
> 
> Ok so far.
> 
> >        and class Integer provides functionality You want (of course    
> >     for C++ only)
> 
> Uhm, this may sound stupid but could you show exactly how? How to
> initialise the integers etc?
> 

If the value You want assign to Integer variable is longer than gcc can
handle then perhaps only way is through character string, like:

	Integer  x = atoI("123448599959896499494958494938993939949",10);