Perl version of dir_hash_c

[Bron Gondwana]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 03:31:39AM +0600, subscription at innter.net wrote:
> Bron Gondwana wrote :
> 
> > I think it's the 32bit vs 64bit issue.  There's an open bug for it in
> > bugzilla.
> 
> Thanks for info. I found this bug (3381). But now I have another question.
> I have 2 alternatives.
> 
> 1. I can change perl script that to use 32bit int (thanks to Leena Heino).
> 2. I can use patch from opened bug and make C version dir_hash_c 64bit safe.
> 
> In second case I should rehash my spool :((. I will make this only in
> case if dir_hash_c will be 64bit oficially in any future version. Is
> there any plans about this?

God no.  I'd rather the hash stay stable.  I think fixing perl is correct.
I should apply Leena's fix to the repository.

Bron.