llvm dev - May 2013 - [LLVMdev] A C function which accepts a large integer type?

Is there anyway in C I can write a function which accepts a very large
integer? That is, say in LLVM I'm using a 256bit integer, is it possible
to write a C function which accepts that value?

I understand it wouldn't be standard C, or may not even be pretty, but
that doesn't matter.

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edA-qa mort-ora-y <eda-qa at disemia.com> writes:
> Is there anyway in C I can write a function which accepts a very large
> integer? That is, say in LLVM I'm using a 256bit integer, is it
possible
> to write a C function which accepts that value?
>
> I understand it wouldn't be standard C, or may not even be pretty, but
> that doesn't matter.
What's wrong with passing the address of the integer?

On 04/05/13 13:51, Óscar Fuentes wrote:
> What's wrong with passing the address of the integer?
Yes, that idea came to me also shortly after pressing "Send". ;)

I assume the data is simply ordered like a native integer. So on
little-endian it is lowest byte first.


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