>>>>> "Edi" == Edi Weitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Edi> What exactly does this note mean?
Edi> (+ (THE FIXNUM CURR-POS) LEN)
Edi> Note: Doing signed word to integer coercion (cost 20), for:
Edi> The first result of inline (signed-byte 32) arithmetic.
This means that the compiler has proven to itself that + could create
a (signed-byte 32) and that it can't leave it unboxed (in a register)
so it has to convert it to a boxed integer (bignum).
Edi> Do I have to care (speedwise)?
Well, it's certainly slower than if it didn't have to do that, but
only you know if you care. :-)
Ray
