Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth?

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Subject	Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth?
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franck.bensusan@gmail.com writes:
> For Floats on 64bits, I don't know. Haven't done yet. If not possible,
> I will keep reference to a external object for floats (as for 32
> bits).

The usual Lisp trick for unboxed floats is to steal a few exponent bits.
That way you don't lose any precision in the mantissa.  If the number
gets too big/small to fit in the reduced exponent range, then go to a
boxed representation.

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objects build up from other  objects Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2015-11-04 14:44 +0000
  Re: objects build up from other  objects franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-04 09:17 -0800
    Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 10:07 -0500
      Re: objects build up from other objects Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 18:34 +0100
        Re: objects build up from other objects Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2015-11-06 00:09 +0000
        Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 21:47 -0500
          Re: objects build up from other objects Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 09:37 +0100
            Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 04:52 -0500
              Re: objects build up from other objects Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 12:36 +0100
                Re: objects build up from other objects Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2015-11-06 12:13 +0000
            Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-06 15:32 -0800
      Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-05 13:15 -0800
        Re: objects build up from other objects franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-05 15:19 -0800
          Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-05 22:10 -0800
            Re: objects build up from other objects franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-07 07:50 -0800
              Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-07 13:46 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-07 14:46 -0800
        Re: objects build up from other objects Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2015-11-06 00:20 +0000
          Re: objects build up from other objects Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 07:39 +0200
  Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 15:33 -0500
  Re: objects build up from other  objects Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 06:31 -0800
    Re: objects build up from other  objects Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 18:48 +0100
    Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-06 08:15 -1000
    Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 13:44 -0500
      Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-06 11:10 -1000
        Re: objects build up from other objects josv@planet.nl - 2015-11-06 15:19 -0800
          Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-06 14:54 -1000
            Re: objects build up from other objects anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-11-07 16:57 +0000
              Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-07 08:13 -1000
          Re: objects build up from other objects Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 19:31 -0800
            Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-06 20:03 -0800
            Re: objects build up from other objects josv@planet.nl - 2015-11-07 01:43 -0800
        Re: objects build up from other objects "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2015-11-07 15:03 +1100
          Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-06 20:42 -0800
        Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 10:12 -0500
          Re: objects build up from other objects Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 10:01 -0800
            Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 08:22 -0500
              Re: objects build up from other objects Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 06:37 -0800
            Re: objects build up from other objects "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-11-08 15:01 -0500
              Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 07:27 -0500
          Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-07 08:20 -1000
            Re: objects build up from other objects franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-08 23:44 -0800
              Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-08 21:58 -1000
                Re: objects build up from other objects Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 01:57 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 12:46 +0200
                Re: objects build up from other objects Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 03:04 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-09 23:14 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? Jan Coombs <Jan-54 <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com>> - 2015-11-09 12:15 +0000
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-09 12:25 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? Jan Coombs <Jan-54 <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com>> - 2015-11-10 10:48 +0000
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-10 04:31 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-10 18:06 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-11 00:49 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-11 01:13 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-11 01:52 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-11 15:54 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2015-11-12 11:01 +0000
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-12 11:07 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-11 15:55 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-11-12 00:50 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects - even Forth? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-12 18:21 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-11-09 12:16 +0000
                Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 07:38 -0500
                Re: objects build up from other objects franck.bensusan@gmail.com - 2015-11-09 04:15 -0800
                Re: objects build up from other objects Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2015-11-09 15:29 +0000
                Re: objects build up from other objects "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-11-09 09:09 -1000
                Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-09 22:41 -0800
      Re: objects build up from other objects Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 19:14 -0800
        Re: objects build up from other objects hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-11-06 19:39 -0800
        Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-07 09:04 -0500
  Re: objects build up from other  objects lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2015-11-06 09:20 -0800
  Re: objects build up from other objects Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 06:12 -0500

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