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

[Stéphane Mottelet]

Le 19/09/2018 à 11:01, Samuel Gougeon a écrit :
> 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.
The aim of my first message was a try to clarify this point. Where are 
this codes ?  In scilab itself, in user codes ? To me, user codes having 
been untouched since 10 years are not used any more...

S.
> While introducing an actually new feature breaks nothing.
>
> Regards
> Samuel
>
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