From 3c9d8b1ef814e03b5490c3ab3e28f2867ee9cf51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:42:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] * NEWS: 62-bit integers are typical now. --- etc/ChangeLog | 4 ++++ etc/NEWS | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog index 4586628e296..43c0300fb1e 100644 --- a/etc/ChangeLog +++ b/etc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2011-06-03 Paul Eggert + + * NEWS: 62-bit integers are typical now. + 2011-05-24 Leo Liu * NEWS: Mention the new primitive sha1 and the removal of sha1.el. diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 25fd259eb9a..26581202284 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -902,6 +902,14 @@ of function value which looks like (closure ENV ARGS &rest BODY). *** New function `special-variable-p' to check whether a variable is declared as dynamically bound. +** Emacs integers have a wider range on typical 32-bit hosts. +Previously, they were limited to a 30-bit range (-2**29 .. 2**29-1). +Now, they are limited to a 62-bit range (-2**61 .. 2**61-1), the +same as on 64-bit hosts. This increased range comes from the Emacs +interpreter using 64-bit native integer types that are available +on typical modern 32-bit platforms. Older 32-bit hosts that lack +64-bit integers have the same 30-bit range as before. + ** pre/post-command-hook are not reset to nil upon error. Instead, the offending function is removed. -- 2.39.2