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[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r99625: NEWS: Document change to Lisp


From: Chong Yidong
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r99625: NEWS: Document change to Lisp reader for overflowing ints.
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:33:04 -0500
User-agent: Bazaar (2.0.3)

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revno: 99625
committer: Chong Yidong <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Sat 2010-03-06 15:33:04 -0500
message:
  NEWS: Document change to Lisp reader for overflowing ints.
modified:
  etc/NEWS
=== modified file 'etc/NEWS'
--- a/etc/NEWS  2010-03-03 16:14:16 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS  2010-03-06 20:33:04 +0000
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@
 
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 23.2
 
++++
+** The Lisp reader turns integers that are too large/small into floats.
+For instance, on machines where `536870911' is the largest integer,
+reading `536870912' gives the floating-point object `536870912.0'.
+This change does not change how integers overflow.
+
 ---
 ** Several obsolete functions removed.
 The functions have been obsolete since Emacs 19, and are unlikely to


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