1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index 97f97f2db2..355ab9a841 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -1796,6 +1796,9 @@ Perl_sv_2pv(pTHX_ register SV *sv, STRLEN *lp)
     }
     if (SvNOKp(sv)) {			/* See note in sv_2uv() */
 	/* XXXX 64-bit?  IV may have better precision... */
+	/* I tried changing this for to be 64-bit-aware and
+	 * the t/op/numconvert.t became very, very, angry.
+	 * --jhi Sep 1999 */
 	if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVNV)
 	    sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
 	SvGROW(sv, 28);