diff etc/NEWS @ 108429:c944b55d017d

Merge from mainline.

--- a/etc/NEWS	Fri Mar 05 15:28:17 2010 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Sun Mar 07 11:51:19 2010 +0000
@@ -432,6 +432,14 @@
 
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 23.2
 
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+** 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 only concerns the Lisp reader; it does not affect how
+actual integer objects overflow.
+
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 ** Several obsolete functions removed.
 The functions have been obsolete since Emacs 19, and are unlikely to