13.11.2016 17:40, Dmitry Yemanov wrote: > I do see the difference with REAL but I'm asking for a difference with > NUMERIC backed by int32/int64.
Most of compilers nowadays support int128 as well directly or via intrinsic. I would guess that to expand current arithmetic to int128 is simpler task that inventing a completely new datatype. -- WBR, SD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today. http://sdm.link/xeonphi Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel