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[Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo <miguelangel@xxxxxxx>]

>
>
> > But +/- 2.15m is ~ 4.3m
> >
> > I don't see any point in changing anything that has already been done
> > in order to support a PCB larger than 4 metres. The patch would simply
> > be to move coordinates to a 64-bit int anyway, so it would not be too
> > difficult should someone come along with this as a requirement.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Brian.
>
> On 64-bit builds, integers are 64 bits so it becomes meaningless at that
> point.  Even on 32 bit hardware, there are much more pressing issues
> that need to be resolved.
>
> +1

I agree, 4.3m must be more than enough for most applications, and 64bit
transition
will end up fixing the issue.

So I think it's better to put our efforts on all the other things right now.


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