[ikarus-users] Re: invalid return value from hash function

[David Van Horn]

David Van Horn wrote:

Eduardo Cavazos wrote:

Hello,

    (string-hash
      (with-output-to-string (lambda () (write '(5 0.0 0.0)))))

    -61348766

I feel a little silly using the FAQ hash function, but anyways... :-)

Why is this invalid?

Sorry, I see now that R6RS mandates the result is non-negative.

David