From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:32:16 GMT
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (Sep 2020, #03; Wed, 9)
Message-ID: <xmqqr1r2y8lr.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20200915214802.GB1741@nand.local>

Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> writes:

> I completely agree with Junio's sentiment here. The overflow handling
> needs to exist no matter what, but let's remember what's common and what
> isn't.
>
> Since it's not common to be towards the end of even just the 32-bit
> range, let's "optimize" for that and store the fields as 32 bits wide.

Thanks.  I realize I wasn't clear but that is what I meant.  If we
need to deal with overflowing situation sensibly anyway, there may
not be much advantage in using 64-bit until year 2038.