[gambit-list] integer->char bootstrap problem: git head goes into infinite loop
Marc Feeley
feeley at iro.umontreal.ca
Thu Jan 30 00:10:53 EST 2014
On Jan 29, 2014, at 10:40 PM, Bradley Lucier <lucier at math.purdue.edu> wrote:
> Marc:
>
> This code:
>
> (define-prim (##integer->char x))
>
> relies on ##integer->char being inlined by the compiler.
>
> Well, if you just update to git head, it isn't, so running gsi or gsc gives an infinite loop (that can't be killed with ^C, you need to ^Z it and then "kill -9" it).
>
> I guess it's time for a new point release.
>
> Brad
Ah the joys of a bootstrapped compiler…
You can fix this (temporarily) with
(define-prim (##integer->char x) (##fx->char x))
Marc
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