Re: Making 'eq' == 'eql' in bignum branch

[Tom Tromey]

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>> I usually use 1.0e+INF and -1.0e+INF when I need a neutral element
>> for min and max respectively, rather than most-positive-fixnum.
>> Is there anything wrong with that?

RMS> Only that it is a magic sequence that most programmers won't remember.
RMS> We could put it in the doc strings and manual.

How about adding (defconst Infinity 1.0e+INF) to subr.el?
That would be easier to remember.

Tom