Wouldn't that be:
int8 = -0 to 128
and not:
int8 = -128 to 127
Craig
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:08:31PM -0700, Craig Simpson wrote:
> > gmetric -t types question
> >
> > As an option sending data to gmetric, I don't get the -t flag. The
> options
> > are
> >
> > -t, --type=STRING Either
> > string|int8|uint8|int16|uint16|int32|uint32|float|double
> >
> > What exactly do the different options mean?
>
> the data type that the metric is represented internally (uint16 = unsigned
> integer of 16 bits, so from 0 to 65535).
>
> the important issues to consider are :
>
> * if it is a numeric value with decimals use float or double with the best
> fitting width based on precision as per IEEE_754
>
> * if it is a numeric value without decimals use the best fitting width and
> signed type.
>
> int8 = -128 to 127
> uint8 = 0 to 255
>
> * if it is some text value use string.
>
> both numeric values will be graphed over time, while the string values will
> only show the last value through the frontend.
>
> Carlo
>
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