Re: [Chicken-hackers] Tweaking the numbers egg to support syntax in compiled code

[Peter Bex]

On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 10:06:20PM +0100, Peter Bex wrote:
> The TODO is hopefully the last remaining hurdle; on 64-bit machines, code
> is generated to call C_decode_literal() with the string representation of
> fixnums that are larger than the maximum fixnum for 32-bit numbers, to
> ensure portable C code is generated in all cases.  In fact, this change
> already works perfectly when you compile and run on the same machine.

Never mind!  It just occurred to me that bignum representation is also
highly machine-dependent so this is not going to work anyway.

I think I can make it work with a user pass in the compiler, instead.

Cheers,
Peter
-- 
http://sjamaan.ath.cx
--
"The process of preparing programs for a digital computer
 is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically
 and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic
 experience much like composing poetry or music."
                                                        -- Donald Knuth