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Both length and integer must be exact non-negative integers. Converts integer into a newly allocated bit string of length bits. Signals an error of type
condition-type:bad-range-argument
if integer is too large to be represented in length bits.
Length must be an exact non-negative integer, and integer may be any exact integer. Converts integer into a newly allocated bit string of length bits, using two's complement encoding for negative numbers. Signals an error of type
condition-type:bad-range-argument
if integer is too large to be represented in length bits.
Converts bit-string into an exact integer.
bit-string->signed-integer
regards bit-string as a two's complement representation of a signed integer, and produces an integer of like sign and absolute value.bit-string->unsigned-integer
regards bit-string as an unsigned quantity and converts to an integer accordingly.