;;; addressable object
(def!constant n-byte-bits 8)
+;;; The minimum immediate offset in a memory-referencing instruction.
+(def!constant minimum-immediate-offset (- (expt 2 31)))
+
+;;; The maximum immediate offset in a memory-referencing instruction.
+(def!constant maximum-immediate-offset (1- (expt 2 31)))
+
(def!constant float-sign-shift 31)
;;; comment from CMU CL: