]makeNumber

Function: ]makeNumber { [token] -> typ val }

file: job.t
package: muf
status: alpha

The ]makeNumber prim is a hardcoded speed hack intended to be used by the Muq compilers (for example, the Lisp read function) to translate a number token (see |potentialNumber?) into the corresponding number. The typ return value indicates the type of number, being one of the integer constants

lisp:lispBadnum
lisp:lispShortFloat
lisp:lispSingleFloat
lisp:lispDoubleFloat
lisp:lispExtendedFloat
lisp:lispFixnum
lisp:lispBignum
lisp:lispRatio

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