[Scilab-users] [Scilab-Dev] algebra conventions with integer types to be discussed

[Samuel Gougeon]

Le 18/09/2018 à 19:26, philippe a écrit :
> Le 17/09/2018 à 19:03, Stéphane Mottelet a écrit :
>> Do I have to conclude that the implementation is currently so incoherent
>> that *nobody* uses integer types in Scilab (other than Scilab code
>> itself) ?
> it's a new feature,

It would not be a new feature, but a change. This means that for 30 
years that Scilab
and its int8 uint8 int16 uint16 int32 uint32 datatypes exist, the 
current algebra is used,
and is used in a consistent way, even if in some aspects we may deem 
that this way
is too rough. At least, it is predictable, and manageable.
And so, changing the current algebra would break all codes implemented 
with encoded
integers for 30 years.
While introducing an actually new feature breaks nothing.

Regards
Samuel