Convert R's 32-bit integers to native integers

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
julia, r
Domain
data

Research direction

The issue identifies RData.jl's handling of R 32-bit integers as the entry point, but names no file or test. Locate the reader's option and integer-conversion paths first; done means an opt-in conversion from R integers to Julia Int while preserving existing behavior.

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Description

Although R is cursed to support only 32-bit integers, it would be convenient to have an option in RData.jl to convert all such integers to the native integer type (Int), which these days is usually 64 bits.

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