GNU bug report logs - #32463
27.0.50; (logior -1) => 4611686018427387903

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Reported by: Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka <at> jpl.org>

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: andrewjmoreton <at> gmail.com, pipcet <at> gmail.com, 32463 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32463: 27.0.50; (logior -1) => 4611686018427387903
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2018 10:24:04 -0700

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Should the default value [of integer-width] be different on 32-bit platforms?

My guess is not. The current default of 2**16 means that individual bignums are 
limited to around 8 KiB, and even 32-bit platforms can handle that. Of course as 
we gain experience we may want to change the default.
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