[R6RS] fixnum operators and overflow detection
dyb at cs.indiana.edu
dyb at cs.indiana.edu
Wed Mar 29 15:51:23 EST 2006
We've talked about this before but without any resolution.
I would prefer that the fixnum operators, including at least fx+, fx*,
fx-, and the fx shift left operator(s), signal an error when the exact
representation cannot be represented as a fixnum. This is the way they
work in Chez Scheme, and this has caught several errors that might
otherwise have gone undetected otherwise.
Kent
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