value -= (((unsigned) 1) << 31);
	}

    returnNumericObject:
	if (*numberCachePtrPtr == NULL) {
	    return Tcl_NewLongObj(value);
	} else {
	    register Tcl_HashTable *tablePtr = *numberCachePtrPtr;
	    register Tcl_HashEntry *hPtr;
	    int isNew;

	    hPtr = Tcl_CreateHashEntry(tablePtr, INT2PTR(value), &isNew);
	    if (!isNew) {
		return Tcl_GetHashValue(hPtr);
	    }
	    if (tablePtr->numEntries <= BINARY_SCAN_MAX_CACHE) {
		register Tcl_Obj *objPtr = Tcl_NewLongObj(value);

		Tcl_IncrRefCount(objPtr);
		Tcl_SetHashValue(hPtr, objPtr);
		return objPtr;
	    }

	    /*

    if (numberCachePtr == NULL) {
	return;
    }

    hEntry = Tcl_FirstHashEntry(numberCachePtr, &search);
    while (hEntry != NULL) {
	register Tcl_Obj *value = Tcl_GetHashValue(hEntry);

	if (value != NULL) {
	    Tcl_DecrRefCount(value);
	}
	hEntry = Tcl_NextHashEntry(&search);
    }
    Tcl_DeleteHashTable(numberCachePtr);