From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2005-01-11T02:41:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Immediate values

>>>>> "F" == Florian Gross <flgr@ccan.de> writes:

F> Hm, why not 2 ** 24 - 1? (Is one bit used for a special purpose or am I 
F> overlooking something?)

 It must make the transformation ID ==> Symbol, Symbol ==> ID and if I'm
 right it lost a bit ("sign" bit)

 This give one free bit, if one day you want to hack ruby :-)


Guy Decoux