Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Fix #1576 by changing keyword representation and location

[felix . winkelmann]

> Attached patches fix #1576.  The first patch should be applied first,
> then you should build CHICKEN via a bootstrap CHICKEN.  Then, install
> it and apply the second patch and rebuild again.

Pushed.

> A few minor remaining questions:
>
> - What should the (initial) size of the keyword table be?

You seem to have selected 999, I think that's fine, it could probably
even be half the size, as the number of distinct symbols usually
is not that high.

> - Should we use "symbols" in CHICKEN_initialize to determine the
>    keyword table size as well?

One could do that, for example by using 1/3 or 1/4 of the symbol
table size.


felix