Re: Checking for loss of information on integer conversion

[Stefan Monnier]

>> That would be a regression.  On 32bit systems, there are various
>> circumstances where we need to read a 32bit ID
> I can see how this could be a problem, but I still find the current
> semantics pretty horrible,

It's not pretty indeed.

> Perhaps Emacs could acquire small bignums?  Say, boxed 64-bit integers
> with signal on overflow?

I don't think adding actual bignums via (say) libgmp would be
significantly harder than adding such "small bignums.


        Stefan