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changeset 107344:6773fa37732a
* objects.texi (Integer Type): Take note of the read syntax exception for numbers that cannot fit in the integer type.
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
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| date | Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:27:19 -0500 |
| parents | d4567b4f2db3 |
| children | e29233cedd0a |
| files | doc/lispref/ChangeLog doc/lispref/objects.texi |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog Sat Mar 06 14:02:49 2010 -0500 +++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog Sat Mar 06 15:27:19 2010 -0500 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2010-03-06 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> + + * objects.texi (Integer Type): Take note of the read syntax + exception for numbers that cannot fit in the integer type. + 2010-03-03 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> * numbers.texi (Integer Basics, Bitwise Operations):
--- a/doc/lispref/objects.texi Sat Mar 06 14:02:49 2010 -0500 +++ b/doc/lispref/objects.texi Sat Mar 06 15:27:19 2010 -0500 @@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ @end group @end example +@noindent +As a special exception, if a sequence of digits specifies an integer +too large or too small to be a valid integer object, the Lisp reader +reads it as a floating-point number (@pxref{Floating Point Type}). +For instance, on most machines @code{536870912} is read as the +floating-point number @code{536870912.0}. + @xref{Numbers}, for more information. @node Floating Point Type