From eed5c93a4c5c90a4d4033c380b271bf0297f0365 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chong Yidong Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:27:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] * objects.texi (Integer Type): Take note of the read syntax exception for numbers that cannot fit in the integer type. --- doc/lispref/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/lispref/objects.texi | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog index 755e83b65ef..1b9e028e598 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2010-03-06 Chong Yidong + + * objects.texi (Integer Type): Take note of the read syntax + exception for numbers that cannot fit in the integer type. + 2010-03-03 Glenn Morris * numbers.texi (Integer Basics, Bitwise Operations): diff --git a/doc/lispref/objects.texi b/doc/lispref/objects.texi index 26c17f09f0e..5c3ac13cdaf 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/objects.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/objects.texi @@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ leading @samp{+} or a final @samp{.}. @end group @end example +@noindent +As a special exception, if a sequence of digits specifies an integer +too large or too small to be a valid integer object, the Lisp reader +reads it as a floating-point number (@pxref{Floating Point Type}). +For instance, on most machines @code{536870912} is read as the +floating-point number @code{536870912.0}. + @xref{Numbers}, for more information. @node Floating Point Type -- 2.39.5