Re: Type-error in C code

[Stefan Monnier]

>> The error is to put an "Atom" into a cons cell: those can only hold
>> Lisp_Objects.  The usual compilation flags won't catch the error because
>> both types are actually some kind of integer, but if you
>> compile --enable-use-lisp-union-type, the C compiler will
>> dutyfully burp.

> I think we should remove the union Lisp_Object, and instead define a
> struct Lisp_Object { EMACS_INT i; } (reusing the macros of the non-union
> type), and make that the default Lisp_Object at least during
> development.

Not sure what we be the benefit.


        Stefan