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Message #21 received at 10974-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Alexei Matveev <alexei.matveev <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 10974-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, guile-devel <guile-devel <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#10974: guile-user <at> gnu.org
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:33:50 +0200

Hi,

Alexei Matveev <alexei.matveev <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> I assume there was a reason to introduce scm_to/from_int macros
> and that it gets defined to either -32 or -64 versions depending on
> the build/platform (not sure what else, but Guile packagers know it).
> Using a specific one invites for portability problems or a pre-processor
> mess.

Yes, but it could be that the FORTRAN environment provides info about
sizeof (int) at compile-time, which could be used to wire to the right C
function.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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