2 files changed, 31 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Compiler.java b/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Compiler.java
index 9f8c7b5f..fff8e62f 100644
--- a/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Compiler.java
+++ b/src/jvm/clojure/lang/Compiler.java
@@ -769,21 +769,21 @@ static public abstract class HostExpr implements Expr, MaybePrimitiveExpr{
 				}
 			else
 				{
-				Method m = intValueMethod;
+				Method m = null;
 				gen.checkCast(NUMBER_TYPE);
 				if(paramType == int.class)
-					m = intValueMethod;
+					m = Method.getMethod("int intCast(Object)");
 				else if(paramType == float.class)
-					m = floatValueMethod;
+					m = Method.getMethod("float floatCast(Object)");
 				else if(paramType == double.class)
-						m = doubleValueMethod;
-					else if(paramType == long.class)
-							m = longValueMethod;
-						else if(paramType == byte.class)
-								m = byteValueMethod;
-							else if(paramType == short.class)
-									m = shortValueMethod;
-				gen.invokeVirtual(NUMBER_TYPE, m);
+					m = Method.getMethod("double doubleCast(Object)");
+				else if(paramType == long.class)
+					m = Method.getMethod("long longCast(Object)");
+				else if(paramType == byte.class)
+					m = Method.getMethod("byte byteCast(Object)");
+				else if(paramType == short.class)
+					m = Method.getMethod("short shortCast(Object)");
+				gen.invokeStatic(RT_TYPE, m);
 				}
 			}
 		else
diff --git a/src/jvm/clojure/lang/RT.java b/src/jvm/clojure/lang/RT.java
index 18a770b8..0ba8a9e2 100644
--- a/src/jvm/clojure/lang/RT.java
+++ b/src/jvm/clojure/lang/RT.java
@@ -900,7 +900,9 @@ static public boolean booleanCast(boolean x){
 }
 
 static public byte byteCast(Object x){
-	long n = ((Number) x).longValue();
+	if(x instanceof Byte)
+		return ((Byte) x).byteValue();
+	long n = longCast(x);
 	if(n < Byte.MIN_VALUE || n > Byte.MAX_VALUE)
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value out of range for byte: " + x);
 
@@ -908,7 +910,9 @@ static public byte byteCast(Object x){
 }
 
 static public short shortCast(Object x){
-	long n = ((Number) x).longValue();
+	if(x instanceof Short)
+		return ((Short) x).shortValue();
+	long n = longCast(x);
 	if(n < Short.MIN_VALUE || n > Short.MAX_VALUE)
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value out of range for short: " + x);
 
@@ -919,7 +923,10 @@ static public int intCast(Object x){
 	if(x instanceof Integer)
 		return ((Integer)x).intValue();
 	if(x instanceof Number)
-		return intCast(((Number) x).longValue());
+		{
+		long n = longCast(x);
+		return intCast(n);
+		}
 	return ((Character) x).charValue();
 }
 
@@ -958,6 +965,16 @@ static public int intCast(double x){
 }
 
 static public long longCast(Object x){
+	if(x instanceof Integer || x instanceof Long)
+		return ((Number) x).longValue();
+	else if (x instanceof BigInteger)
+		{
+		BigInteger bi = (BigInteger) x;
+		if(bi.bitLength() < 64)
+			return bi.longValue();
+		else
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Value out of range for long: " + x);
+		}
 	return ((Number) x).longValue();
 }