Subject: bug#9723: 24.0.50; Emacs Clipboard crash

From: Andreas Schwab <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:32:37 +0100

martin rudalics <[email-masked]> writes:

>>> Can there ever be a remainder when printing?
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand.  Lisp integers are shifted 2 bits to the
>> left in C.  Does that answer your question?  If not, please tell more.
>
> IIUC they are shifted to accomodate the collector bits.

No, those are the tag bits.  Lisp integers have no GC bit, since they
are not collectable.

> Are these always zero?

Yes.

Andreas.

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