Re: Lisp reader syntax and bootstrap

[Richard Stallman]

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  > I know of one: reader syntax for NaN and Inf cannot be used on machines
  > without IEEE floating point, where they will be read as symbols instead
  > (with possibly disastrous consequences.)

Maybe the reader ought to recognize these anyway, and do something
sensible with them -- such as, signal an error.

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