/*
     * Initialize bytes to start of the object's string rep if the caller
     * didn't pass anything else.
     */

    if (bytes == NULL) {
	if (interp == NULL && endPtrPtr == NULL) {
	    if (TclHasInternalRep(objPtr, &tclDictType)) {
		/* A dict can never be a (single) number */
		return TCL_ERROR;
	    }
	    if (TclHasInternalRep(objPtr, &tclListType)) {
		int length;
		/* A list can only be a (single) number if its length == 1 */
		TclListObjLength(NULL, objPtr, &length);
		if (length != 1) {
		    return TCL_ERROR;
		}
	    }

    }

    /*
     * Generate and store the appropriate internal rep.
     */

    if (status == TCL_OK && objPtr != NULL) {
	TclFreeInternalRep(objPtr);
	switch (acceptState) {
	case SIGNUM:
	case BAD_OCTAL:
	case ZERO_X:
	case ZERO_O:
	case ZERO_B:
	case ZERO_D:

		    }
		}
	    }
	    if ((err == MP_OKAY) && octalSignificandOverflow) {
		if (signum) {
		    err = mp_neg(&octalSignificandBig, &octalSignificandBig);
		}
		TclSetBignumInternalRep(objPtr, &octalSignificandBig);
	    }
	    if (err != MP_OKAY) {
		return TCL_ERROR;
	    }
	    break;

	case ZERO:

		    }
		}
	    }
	    if ((err == MP_OKAY) && significandOverflow) {
		if (signum) {
		    err = mp_neg(&significandBig, &significandBig);
		}
		TclSetBignumInternalRep(objPtr, &significandBig);
	    }
	    if (err != MP_OKAY) {
		return TCL_ERROR;
	    }
	    break;

	case FRACTION: