Re: [Chicken-hackers] ##sys#double->number gone; intetional?

[Jörg F . Wittenberger]

On Mar 4 2013, Peter Bex wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 03:32:52PM +0100, Moritz Heidkamp wrote:
> > Hi Jörg,
> >
> > Jörg F. Wittenberger <address@hidden> writes:
> > > I found that ##sys#double->number is gone from library.scm .
> > >
> > > Still it's there in chicken.h .  Mistake or intended?
> > > At least I'd consider it worth a news item.
> >
> > the ##sys# API is not even documented so I don't think it needs to be
> > mentioned in the NEWS. In fact, AFIUI the point of identifiers having
> > that prefix (and ##core#) is that those can be changed without
> > considering backwards compatibility. Otherwise they could just be
> > exported without the prefix.
>
> +1; you mess with internals, you get burned :)

Thanks for that hint, helpful enough.

So how would I convert from a known-to-be integer to a fixnum?

BTW: Another question, how would I use chicken without messing
with the internals?

> Cheers,
> Peter