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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: (elisp)Object Internals
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:18:58 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1AXkkk-0002wb-Cd@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3ad5pkp4q.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk> (storm@cua.dk)

    >     Depending on the operating system and type of machine for which
    >     you compile Emacs, twenty-nine bits are used to address the
    >     object, and the remaining three bits are used for a GC mark bit and
    >     the tag that identifies the object's type.
    > 
    > Is this accurate?

    I think so.  

    But I don't know if there are systems where this doesn't apply.

It is only meant to describe the most common systems, not all
systems.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-12-20 17:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-19  0:57 (elisp)Object Internals Luc Teirlinck
2003-12-19  1:29 ` Luc Teirlinck
2003-12-19 11:45   ` Kim F. Storm
2003-12-19 11:56     ` Luc Teirlinck
2003-12-19 12:06     ` Luc Teirlinck
2003-12-20 17:18     ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2003-12-22  0:21   ` Stefan Monnier
2003-12-22  1:47     ` Luc Teirlinck

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