lib,wcc,w6a,w6l: char-literals for remaining source magic decimals (Wave-1)

selfhost/cmd/w6a/main.combined.ww

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export fn mkdirs(path: str, mode: i32) (void | oserror) = {
 	// trigger an empty mkdir.
 	let i: i32 = 1;
 	for (i < n) {
-		if (pathbuf[i] == 47u8) {	// '/'
+		if (pathbuf[i] == '/') {
 			pathbuf[i] = 0u8;
 			let r: i32 = syscall2(nr.MKDIR,
 			    (&pathbuf[0]): i64, mode: i64): i32;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export fn getenv(name: str) (str | void) = {
 			j += 1;
 		};
 		if (matched) {
-			if (entry[name.len] == 61u8) {	// '='
+			if (entry[name.len] == '=') {
 				let val: *u8 = entry + ((name.len + 1): u64);
 				let n: i32 = 0;
 				for (val[n] != 0u8) { n += 1; };
@@ -4842,9 +4842,9 @@ export fn emitelf(a: *asm_, fd: i32) i32 = {
 	let i: i32 = 0;
 	for (i < 64) { eh[i] = 0u8; i += 1; };
 	eh[0] = 127u8;	// 0x7f
-	eh[1] = 69u8;	// 'E'
-	eh[2] = 76u8;	// 'L'
-	eh[3] = 70u8;	// 'F'
+	eh[1] = 'E';
+	eh[2] = 'L';
+	eh[3] = 'F';
 	eh[4] = ELFCLASS64;
 	eh[5] = ELFDATA2LSB;
 	eh[6] = EV_CURRENT_W: u8;

selfhost/cmd/w6a/obj.ww

@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ export fn emitelf(a: *asm_, fd: i32) i32 = {
 	let i: i32 = 0;
 	for (i < 64) { eh[i] = 0u8; i += 1; };
 	eh[0] = 127u8;	// 0x7f
-	eh[1] = 69u8;	// 'E'
-	eh[2] = 76u8;	// 'L'
-	eh[3] = 70u8;	// 'F'
+	eh[1] = 'E';
+	eh[2] = 'L';
+	eh[3] = 'F';
 	eh[4] = ELFCLASS64;
 	eh[5] = ELFDATA2LSB;
 	eh[6] = EV_CURRENT_W: u8;

selfhost/cmd/w6c/main.combined.ww

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export fn mkdirs(path: str, mode: i32) (void | oserror) = {
 	// trigger an empty mkdir.
 	let i: i32 = 1;
 	for (i < n) {
-		if (pathbuf[i] == 47u8) {	// '/'
+		if (pathbuf[i] == '/') {
 			pathbuf[i] = 0u8;
 			let r: i32 = syscall2(nr.MKDIR,
 			    (&pathbuf[0]): i64, mode: i64): i32;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export fn getenv(name: str) (str | void) = {
 			j += 1;
 		};
 		if (matched) {
-			if (entry[name.len] == 61u8) {	// '='
+			if (entry[name.len] == '=') {
 				let val: *u8 = entry + ((name.len + 1): u64);
 				let n: i32 = 0;
 				for (val[n] != 0u8) { n += 1; };
@@ -6088,7 +6088,7 @@ let i64tos_buf: [65]u8 = [0...];	// 64 binary digits plus '-'
 export fn i64tos(i: i64, b: base) str = {
 	if (i >= 0) { return u64tos(i: u64, b); };
 
-	i64tos_buf[0] = 45u8;	// '-'
+	i64tos_buf[0] = '-';
 	// `(-i): u64`: for I64_MIN, -i wraps (two's complement) back to the
 	// I64_MIN bit pattern; reinterpreting to u64 yields the true
 	// magnitude 9223372036854775808. ref/hare/strconv/itos.ha:25. Probed
@@ -7854,17 +7854,17 @@ fn putc1(fd: i32, b: u8) void = {
 };
 
 fn putq(fd: i32, s: str) void = {
-	putc1(fd, 34u8);	// '"'
+	putc1(fd, '"');
 	let i: i32 = 0;
 	for (i < s.len) {
 		let c: u8 = s[i];
-		if (c == 34u8) {		// '"'
+		if (c == '"') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\\"".ptr, 2u64);
-		} else { if (c == 92u8) {	// '\\'
+		} else { if (c == '\\') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\\\".ptr, 2u64);
-		} else { if (c == 10u8) {	// '\n'
+		} else { if (c == '\n') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\n".ptr, 2u64);
-		} else { if (c == 9u8) {	// '\t'
+		} else { if (c == '\t') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\t".ptr, 2u64);
 		} else { if (c < 32u8) {
 			let hi: u8 = c >> 4u8;
@@ -7902,7 +7902,7 @@ fn pr(fd: i32, n: *node, d: i32) void = {
 		return;
 	};
 	ind(fd, d);
-	putc1(fd, 40u8);	// '('
+	putc1(fd, '(');
 	let nm: str = nkname(n.kind);
 	os.write(fd, nm.ptr, nm.len: u64);
 
@@ -7957,7 +7957,7 @@ fn pr(fd: i32, n: *node, d: i32) void = {
 	if (n.kind == nkind.N_TYPEDECL) {
 		if (n.exported != 0) { os.write(fd, " export".ptr, 7u64); };
 	};
-	putc1(fd, 10u8);	// '\n'
+	putc1(fd, '\n');
 
 	if (n.attr != nil) {
 		ind(fd, d + 1);
@@ -8769,7 +8769,7 @@ fn joindotted(head: str, tail: str) str = {
 	let i: u64 = 0u64;
 	let j: i32 = 0;
 	for (j < head.len) { buf[i] = head[j]; i += 1u64; j += 1; };
-	buf[i] = 46u8;	// '.'
+	buf[i] = '.';
 	i += 1u64;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < tail.len) { buf[i] = tail[j]; i += 1u64; j += 1; };
@@ -17109,7 +17109,7 @@ fn structlookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *structinfo = {
 	// prevents same-leaf structs in two modules from collapsing.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) {	// '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -31820,7 +31820,7 @@ fn aliaslookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *node = {
 	// collapsing into whichever entry appears first in the chain.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) { // '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -32008,7 +32008,7 @@ fn enumlookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *enumtype = {
 	// same-leaf enums in two modules from collapsing.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) {	// '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -32318,7 +32318,7 @@ fn localadd(c: *cgen, name: str, sz: i32, tnode: *node) i32 = {
 	// cg_tagscr / cg_retscr / cg_sretscr same-fn caches in
 	// cmd/w6c/cgen.c (#26 / #15).
 	if (name.len > 0) {
-		if (name[0] == 64u8) {	// '@'
+		if (name[0] == '@') {
 			let asz: i32 = sz;
 			if (asz < 8) { asz = 8; };
 			if ((asz & 7) != 0) { asz = (asz + 7) & ~7; };
@@ -32506,20 +32506,20 @@ fn mklabel(c: *cgen, prefix: str) str = {
 		buf[i] = mname[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	if (mname.len > 0) { buf[i] = 46u8; i += 1; };	// '.'
+	if (mname.len > 0) { buf[i] = '.'; i += 1; };
 	let fname: str = c.fnname;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < fname.len) {
 		buf[i] = fname[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < prefix.len) {
 		buf[i] = prefix[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	let ns: str = strconv.i64tos(c.labelseq: i64, strconv.base.DEC);
 	let n: i32 = ns.len;
 	let dk: i32 = 0;
@@ -32552,13 +32552,13 @@ fn emitlabel(s: str) void = {
 fn mkscratchname(c: *cgen, prefix: str) str = {
 	let buf: [128]u8;
 	let i: i32 = 0;
-	buf[i] = 46u8; i += 1;	// '.'
+	buf[i] = '.'; i += 1;
 	let j: i32 = 0;
 	for (j < prefix.len) {
 		buf[i] = prefix[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	let ns: str = strconv.i64tos(c.labelseq: i64, strconv.base.DEC);
 	let n: i32 = ns.len;
 	let dk: i32 = 0;

selfhost/cmd/w6l/main.combined.ww

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export fn mkdirs(path: str, mode: i32) (void | oserror) = {
 	// trigger an empty mkdir.
 	let i: i32 = 1;
 	for (i < n) {
-		if (pathbuf[i] == 47u8) {	// '/'
+		if (pathbuf[i] == '/') {
 			pathbuf[i] = 0u8;
 			let r: i32 = syscall2(nr.MKDIR,
 			    (&pathbuf[0]): i64, mode: i64): i32;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export fn getenv(name: str) (str | void) = {
 			j += 1;
 		};
 		if (matched) {
-			if (entry[name.len] == 61u8) {	// '='
+			if (entry[name.len] == '=') {
 				let val: *u8 = entry + ((name.len + 1): u64);
 				let n: i32 = 0;
 				for (val[n] != 0u8) { n += 1; };
@@ -4955,9 +4955,9 @@ export fn emitelf(l: *lnk, fd: i32, base: u64, entry: u64) i32 = {
 
 	// --- Ehdr (64 bytes) ---
 	hdr[0u64] = 127u8;	// 0x7f
-	hdr[1u64] = 69u8;	// 'E'
-	hdr[2u64] = 76u8;	// 'L'
-	hdr[3u64] = 70u8;	// 'F'
+	hdr[1u64] = 'E';
+	hdr[2u64] = 'L';
+	hdr[3u64] = 'F';
 	hdr[4u64] = ELFCLASS64;
 	hdr[5u64] = ELFDATA2LSB;
 	hdr[6u64] = EV_CURRENT: u8;

selfhost/cmd/w6l/out.ww

@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ export fn emitelf(l: *lnk, fd: i32, base: u64, entry: u64) i32 = {
 
 	// --- Ehdr (64 bytes) ---
 	hdr[0u64] = 127u8;	// 0x7f
-	hdr[1u64] = 69u8;	// 'E'
-	hdr[2u64] = 76u8;	// 'L'
-	hdr[3u64] = 70u8;	// 'F'
+	hdr[1u64] = 'E';
+	hdr[2u64] = 'L';
+	hdr[3u64] = 'F';
 	hdr[4u64] = ELFCLASS64;
 	hdr[5u64] = ELFDATA2LSB;
 	hdr[6u64] = EV_CURRENT: u8;

selfhost/cmd/wcc/cgen.ww

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ fn aliaslookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *node = {
 	// collapsing into whichever entry appears first in the chain.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) { // '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ fn enumlookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *enumtype = {
 	// same-leaf enums in two modules from collapsing.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) {	// '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ fn localadd(c: *cgen, name: str, sz: i32, tnode: *node) i32 = {
 	// cg_tagscr / cg_retscr / cg_sretscr same-fn caches in
 	// cmd/w6c/cgen.c (#26 / #15).
 	if (name.len > 0) {
-		if (name[0] == 64u8) {	// '@'
+		if (name[0] == '@') {
 			let asz: i32 = sz;
 			if (asz < 8) { asz = 8; };
 			if ((asz & 7) != 0) { asz = (asz + 7) & ~7; };
@@ -801,20 +801,20 @@ fn mklabel(c: *cgen, prefix: str) str = {
 		buf[i] = mname[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	if (mname.len > 0) { buf[i] = 46u8; i += 1; };	// '.'
+	if (mname.len > 0) { buf[i] = '.'; i += 1; };
 	let fname: str = c.fnname;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < fname.len) {
 		buf[i] = fname[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < prefix.len) {
 		buf[i] = prefix[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	let ns: str = strconv.i64tos(c.labelseq: i64, strconv.base.DEC);
 	let n: i32 = ns.len;
 	let dk: i32 = 0;
@@ -847,13 +847,13 @@ fn emitlabel(s: str) void = {
 fn mkscratchname(c: *cgen, prefix: str) str = {
 	let buf: [128]u8;
 	let i: i32 = 0;
-	buf[i] = 46u8; i += 1;	// '.'
+	buf[i] = '.'; i += 1;
 	let j: i32 = 0;
 	for (j < prefix.len) {
 		buf[i] = prefix[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	let ns: str = strconv.i64tos(c.labelseq: i64, strconv.base.DEC);
 	let n: i32 = ns.len;
 	let dk: i32 = 0;

selfhost/cmd/wcc/cgenutil.ww

@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ fn structlookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *structinfo = {
 	// prevents same-leaf structs in two modules from collapsing.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) {	// '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;

selfhost/cmd/ww/main.combined.ww

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export fn mkdirs(path: str, mode: i32) (void | oserror) = {
 	// trigger an empty mkdir.
 	let i: i32 = 1;
 	for (i < n) {
-		if (pathbuf[i] == 47u8) {	// '/'
+		if (pathbuf[i] == '/') {
 			pathbuf[i] = 0u8;
 			let r: i32 = syscall2(nr.MKDIR,
 			    (&pathbuf[0]): i64, mode: i64): i32;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export fn getenv(name: str) (str | void) = {
 			j += 1;
 		};
 		if (matched) {
-			if (entry[name.len] == 61u8) {	// '='
+			if (entry[name.len] == '=') {
 				let val: *u8 = entry + ((name.len + 1): u64);
 				let n: i32 = 0;
 				for (val[n] != 0u8) { n += 1; };

selfhost/cmd/wwdump/main.combined.ww

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export fn mkdirs(path: str, mode: i32) (void | oserror) = {
 	// trigger an empty mkdir.
 	let i: i32 = 1;
 	for (i < n) {
-		if (pathbuf[i] == 47u8) {	// '/'
+		if (pathbuf[i] == '/') {
 			pathbuf[i] = 0u8;
 			let r: i32 = syscall2(nr.MKDIR,
 			    (&pathbuf[0]): i64, mode: i64): i32;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export fn getenv(name: str) (str | void) = {
 			j += 1;
 		};
 		if (matched) {
-			if (entry[name.len] == 61u8) {	// '='
+			if (entry[name.len] == '=') {
 				let val: *u8 = entry + ((name.len + 1): u64);
 				let n: i32 = 0;
 				for (val[n] != 0u8) { n += 1; };
@@ -6088,7 +6088,7 @@ let i64tos_buf: [65]u8 = [0...];	// 64 binary digits plus '-'
 export fn i64tos(i: i64, b: base) str = {
 	if (i >= 0) { return u64tos(i: u64, b); };
 
-	i64tos_buf[0] = 45u8;	// '-'
+	i64tos_buf[0] = '-';
 	// `(-i): u64`: for I64_MIN, -i wraps (two's complement) back to the
 	// I64_MIN bit pattern; reinterpreting to u64 yields the true
 	// magnitude 9223372036854775808. ref/hare/strconv/itos.ha:25. Probed
@@ -7854,17 +7854,17 @@ fn putc1(fd: i32, b: u8) void = {
 };
 
 fn putq(fd: i32, s: str) void = {
-	putc1(fd, 34u8);	// '"'
+	putc1(fd, '"');
 	let i: i32 = 0;
 	for (i < s.len) {
 		let c: u8 = s[i];
-		if (c == 34u8) {		// '"'
+		if (c == '"') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\\"".ptr, 2u64);
-		} else { if (c == 92u8) {	// '\\'
+		} else { if (c == '\\') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\\\".ptr, 2u64);
-		} else { if (c == 10u8) {	// '\n'
+		} else { if (c == '\n') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\n".ptr, 2u64);
-		} else { if (c == 9u8) {	// '\t'
+		} else { if (c == '\t') {
 			os.write(fd, "\\t".ptr, 2u64);
 		} else { if (c < 32u8) {
 			let hi: u8 = c >> 4u8;
@@ -7902,7 +7902,7 @@ fn pr(fd: i32, n: *node, d: i32) void = {
 		return;
 	};
 	ind(fd, d);
-	putc1(fd, 40u8);	// '('
+	putc1(fd, '(');
 	let nm: str = nkname(n.kind);
 	os.write(fd, nm.ptr, nm.len: u64);
 
@@ -7957,7 +7957,7 @@ fn pr(fd: i32, n: *node, d: i32) void = {
 	if (n.kind == nkind.N_TYPEDECL) {
 		if (n.exported != 0) { os.write(fd, " export".ptr, 7u64); };
 	};
-	putc1(fd, 10u8);	// '\n'
+	putc1(fd, '\n');
 
 	if (n.attr != nil) {
 		ind(fd, d + 1);
@@ -8769,7 +8769,7 @@ fn joindotted(head: str, tail: str) str = {
 	let i: u64 = 0u64;
 	let j: i32 = 0;
 	for (j < head.len) { buf[i] = head[j]; i += 1u64; j += 1; };
-	buf[i] = 46u8;	// '.'
+	buf[i] = '.';
 	i += 1u64;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < tail.len) { buf[i] = tail[j]; i += 1u64; j += 1; };
@@ -17109,7 +17109,7 @@ fn structlookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *structinfo = {
 	// prevents same-leaf structs in two modules from collapsing.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) {	// '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -31820,7 +31820,7 @@ fn aliaslookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *node = {
 	// collapsing into whichever entry appears first in the chain.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) { // '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -32008,7 +32008,7 @@ fn enumlookup(c: *cgen, name: str) *enumtype = {
 	// same-leaf enums in two modules from collapsing.
 	let i: i32 = name.len - 1;
 	for (i >= 0) {
-		if (name[i] == 46u8) {	// '.'
+		if (name[i] == '.') {
 			let pkg: str;
 			pkg.ptr = name.ptr;
 			pkg.len = i;
@@ -32318,7 +32318,7 @@ fn localadd(c: *cgen, name: str, sz: i32, tnode: *node) i32 = {
 	// cg_tagscr / cg_retscr / cg_sretscr same-fn caches in
 	// cmd/w6c/cgen.c (#26 / #15).
 	if (name.len > 0) {
-		if (name[0] == 64u8) {	// '@'
+		if (name[0] == '@') {
 			let asz: i32 = sz;
 			if (asz < 8) { asz = 8; };
 			if ((asz & 7) != 0) { asz = (asz + 7) & ~7; };
@@ -32506,20 +32506,20 @@ fn mklabel(c: *cgen, prefix: str) str = {
 		buf[i] = mname[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	if (mname.len > 0) { buf[i] = 46u8; i += 1; };	// '.'
+	if (mname.len > 0) { buf[i] = '.'; i += 1; };
 	let fname: str = c.fnname;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < fname.len) {
 		buf[i] = fname[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	j = 0;
 	for (j < prefix.len) {
 		buf[i] = prefix[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	let ns: str = strconv.i64tos(c.labelseq: i64, strconv.base.DEC);
 	let n: i32 = ns.len;
 	let dk: i32 = 0;
@@ -32552,13 +32552,13 @@ fn emitlabel(s: str) void = {
 fn mkscratchname(c: *cgen, prefix: str) str = {
 	let buf: [128]u8;
 	let i: i32 = 0;
-	buf[i] = 46u8; i += 1;	// '.'
+	buf[i] = '.'; i += 1;
 	let j: i32 = 0;
 	for (j < prefix.len) {
 		buf[i] = prefix[j];
 		i += 1; j += 1;
 	};
-	buf[i] = 95u8; i += 1;	// '_'
+	buf[i] = '_'; i += 1;
 	let ns: str = strconv.i64tos(c.labelseq: i64, strconv.base.DEC);
 	let n: i32 = ns.len;
 	let dk: i32 = 0;

selfhost/test/smoke.combined.ww

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export fn mkdirs(path: str, mode: i32) (void | oserror) = {
 	// trigger an empty mkdir.
 	let i: i32 = 1;
 	for (i < n) {
-		if (pathbuf[i] == 47u8) {	// '/'
+		if (pathbuf[i] == '/') {
 			pathbuf[i] = 0u8;
 			let r: i32 = syscall2(nr.MKDIR,
 			    (&pathbuf[0]): i64, mode: i64): i32;
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export fn getenv(name: str) (str | void) = {
 			j += 1;
 		};
 		if (matched) {
-			if (entry[name.len] == 61u8) {	// '='
+			if (entry[name.len] == '=') {
 				let val: *u8 = entry + ((name.len + 1): u64);
 				let n: i32 = 0;
 				for (val[n] != 0u8) { n += 1; };
@@ -6088,7 +6088,7 @@ let i64tos_buf: [65]u8 = [0...];	// 64 binary digits plus '-'
 export fn i64tos(i: i64, b: base) str = {
 	if (i >= 0) { return u64tos(i: u64, b); };
 
-	i64tos_buf[0] = 45u8;	// '-'
+	i64tos_buf[0] = '-';
 	// `(-i): u64`: for I64_MIN, -i wraps (two's complement) back to the
 	// I64_MIN bit pattern; reinterpreting to u64 yields the true
 	// magnitude 9223372036854775808. ref/hare/strconv/itos.ha:25. Probed