[Chicken-janitors] #205: number->string does not accept abritrary radixes

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#205: number->string does not accept abritrary radixes
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 Reporter:  ckeen              |       Owner:       
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new  
 Priority:  not urgent at all  |   Milestone:  4.5.0
Component:  unknown            |     Version:  4.4.x
 Keywords:                     |  
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 The current implementation does not allow any other radix than the ones
 mentioned in R5RS (2,8,10,16). Whereas string->number does:

 (use srfi-1)
 (map (lambda (n) (string->number "11" n)) (iota 15 2))
 -> (3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17)

 I think it is convenient if number->string supports at least arbitrary
 radix values form [2,..,16].

 The attached diff does exactly that. Since it is a general function that
 of course will also do binary, the patch removes the old binary function
 code.

 Since this is my first patch I am completely unbiased and open for
 suggestions on coding style etc. Please keep the feedback comming!

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Ticket URL: <http://www.irp.oist.jp/trac/chicken/ticket/205>
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