> $x = 2^1000;
>
> would evaluate 2^1000 at compile time, and if it didnt fit into an NV
> (or IV if 'use integer' is in effect), create a compile-time error.
For the record: I hate the current policy of defaulting to NVs for
arithmetic ops. If I say '2' I do mean an IV of 2, not an NV of
2.000000000000000. Currently if I say
$a = 2;
$b = 3;
$c = $a + $3;
the $c will be an NV of of 5.000000000000000, or thereabouts, een
while $a and $b are IVs. I think one should stay within one
type/class of numbers for as long as possible. Similarly for literals:
if I say
$x =
10715086071862673209484250490600018105614048117055336074437503883703510511249361224931983788156958581275946729175531468251871452856923140435984577574698574803934567774824230985421074605062371141877954182153046474983581941267398767559165543946077062914571196477686542167660429831652624386837205668069376;
I would prefer getting a bigint, not an NV. I am happy with requiring a
use bigint;
for this to happen, though.
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