JuliaInterop / JuliaInterop/MathLink.jl
Handling of BigFloats/BigInts
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Description
Currently arbitrary precision values are represented by WReal and WInteger types, which are basically string representations. Should we automatically convert these to BigFloat/BigInts? The main downside is the additional overhead of parsing, and the potentially lossy binary/decimal conversion in the case of WReal.
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The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the WReal and WInteger definitions and their uses. Evaluate conversion to BigFloat and BigInt against parsing overhead and possible WReal precision loss. Done requires a decided representation strategy and a defined implementation scope.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100