Re: boolean operators.eml

[John Hind <john.hind@...>]

For what it's worth, I think library functions are the way to go here, 
though a standard library in the Lua distribution would be useful. I use 
the bitwise functions in Girder 4 all the time, but it *is* a 
specialised requirement which would be justifiably regarded as bloat by 
many if introduced in the core language.

HOWEVER: If it is done, it should be done properly not using some kludge 
involving string packing or number truncating. This means a proper 
*unsigned* integer type with a well-defined bit length and a syntax for 
constants in binary, hex, octal etc.