Re: truth of %nil

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Ken Raeburn <address@hidden> writes:

> I kind of assumed that making all-bits-zero an invalid value was a
> conscious choice by the Guile (or SCM?) designers which wasn't likely
> to be revisited.  It is, after all, a fairly easy way of highlighting
> a certain class of uninitialized-value problems -- choosing strict
> checking and debugging over letting the programmer be lazy.

Indeed, that could have been one reason.  We could ask Aubrey Jaffer
about this.

> I think I'm mildly in favor of keeping all-bits-zero as an invalid
> representation.  But, if it's a huge win for BDW-GC, maybe it's worth
> it.

As discussed in my other message, it would actually be harmful.

Thanks,
Ludo'.