avoid need for R_NilValue checks in protect code #285
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This PR provides a minor optimization, that allows us to avoid the need to check the
tail
in the precious list forR_NilValue
. This is done by ensuring that the "tail" of the precious list is itself initialized as a "cell", and so one can always safely access its CAR.The only downside is that the "empty" precious list now has two cells rather than one, but it should be worth the bit of extra performance (+ the overall code clarity is IMHO improved).