diff --git a/moo/kernel/generr.moo b/moo/kernel/generr.moo
index 4578eb0..23ad22f 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/generr.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/generr.moo
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class MyObject(Object)
 			'colon expected'
 			'string expected'
 			'invalid radix' 
-			'invalid numeric literal'
+			'invalid integer literal'
+			'invalid fixed-point decimal literal'
 			'byte too small or too large'
 			'wrong error literal'
 			'wrong smptr literal'
diff --git a/moo/lib/comp.c b/moo/lib/comp.c
index 81ddb78..384fe52 100644
--- a/moo/lib/comp.c
+++ b/moo/lib/comp.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static int string_to_smooi (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, int radixed, moo_ooi_t*
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static moo_oop_t string_to_num (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, int radixed)
+static moo_oop_t string_to_int (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, int radixed)
 {
 	int negsign, base;
 	const moo_ooch_t* ptr, * end;
@@ -704,29 +704,23 @@ static moo_oop_t string_to_num (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, int radixed)
 	return moo_strtoint(moo, ptr, end - ptr, base);
 }
 
-#if 0
-static moo_oop_t string_to_fpdec (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, const moo_ioloc_t* loc)
+static moo_oop_t string_to_fpdec (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str)
 {
 	moo_oow_t pos, len;
 	moo_oow_t scale = 0;
 	moo_oop_t v;
 	int base = 10;
 
+MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "string to fpdec... %.*js\n", str->len, str->ptr);
 	pos = str->len;
 	while (pos > 0)
 	{
-		pos--;
-		if (str->ptr[pos] == '.')
+		if (str->ptr[--pos] == '.')
 		{
 			scale = str->len - pos - 1;
-			if (scale > MOO_SMOOI_MAX)
-			{
-				moo_setsynerrbfmt (moo, MOO_SYNERR_NUMRANGE, loc, str, "too many digits after decimal point");
-				return MOO_NULL;
-			}
-
 			MOO_ASSERT (moo, scale > 0);
-			/*if (scale > 0)*/ MOO_MEMMOVE (&str->ptr[pos], &str->ptr[pos + 1], scale * MOO_SIZEOF(str->ptr[0])); /* remove the decimal point from the string */
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, scale <= MOO_SMOOI_MAX);
+			MOO_MEMMOVE (&str->ptr[pos], &str->ptr[pos + 1], scale * MOO_SIZEOF(str->ptr[0])); /* remove the decimal point from the string */
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -745,7 +739,6 @@ static moo_oop_t string_to_fpdec (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, const moo_ioloc_t
 
 	return moo_makefpdec(moo, v, scale);
 }
-#endif
 
 static moo_oop_t string_to_error (moo_t* moo, moo_oocs_t* str, moo_ioloc_t* loc)
 {
@@ -1378,7 +1371,7 @@ static int get_numlit (moo_t* moo, int negated)
 	int radix_overflowed = 0;
 
 	c = moo->c->lxc.c;
-	SET_TOKEN_TYPE (moo, MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT);
+	SET_TOKEN_TYPE (moo, MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT);
 
 /*TODO: support a complex numeric literal */
 	do 
@@ -1432,7 +1425,7 @@ static int get_numlit (moo_t* moo, int negated)
 		if (CHAR_TO_NUM(c, radix) >= radix)
 		{
 			/* no digit after the radix specifier */
-			moo_setsynerr (moo, MOO_SYNERR_RADNUMLITINVAL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
+			moo_setsynerr (moo, MOO_SYNERR_RADINTLITINVAL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -1456,16 +1449,32 @@ static int get_numlit (moo_t* moo, int negated)
 		}
 		while (CHAR_TO_NUM(c, radix) < radix);
 
-		SET_TOKEN_TYPE (moo, MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT);
+		SET_TOKEN_TYPE (moo, MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT);
 		unget_char (moo, &moo->c->lxc);
 	}
-	else
+	else if (c == '.')
 	{
-#if 0
-		if (c == '.')
+		moo_iolxc_t period;
+		moo_oow_t scale = 0;
+
+		period = moo->c->lxc;
+		GET_CHAR_TO (moo, c);
+		if (!is_digitchar(c))
 		{
+			unget_char (moo, &moo->c->lxc);
+			unget_char (moo, &period);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			ADD_TOKEN_CHAR (moo, '.');
 			do
 			{
+				if (scale >= MOO_SMOOI_MAX)
+				{
+					moo_setsynerrbfmt (moo, MOO_SYNERR_FPDECLITINVAL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo), "invalid fixed-point decimal - too many digits after point");
+					return -1;
+				}
+				scale++;
 				ADD_TOKEN_CHAR (moo, c);
 				GET_CHAR_TO (moo, c);
 				if (c == '_')
@@ -1484,16 +1493,18 @@ static int get_numlit (moo_t* moo, int negated)
 			}
 			while (is_digitchar(c));
 
-			/* TODO: handle floating-point? fpdec if only suffixed with 's' like 1.23s4? */
+			MOO_ASSERT (moo, scale > 0);
+
+			/* TODO: handle floating-point? fpdec if only suffixed with 's' like 1.23s4?, 'e','g' for floating point? 
+			 *      for now, there is no floating point support. as long as a point appears, it's a fpdec number. */
+
+MOO_DEBUG2 (moo, "FPDEC LITERAL [%.*js]\n", TOKEN_NAME_LEN(moo), TOKEN_NAME_PTR(moo));
 			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (moo, MOO_IOTOK_FPDECLIT);
 		}
-		else
-		{
-#endif
+	}
+	else
+	{
 			unget_char (moo, &moo->c->lxc);
-#if 0
-		}
-#endif
 	}
 
 /*
@@ -2878,18 +2889,6 @@ static int add_symbol_literal (moo_t* moo, const moo_oocs_t* str, moo_oow_t offs
 	return add_literal(moo, tmp, index);
 }
 
-
-static int add_fpdec_literal (moo_t* moo, const moo_oocs_t* str, moo_oow_t* index)
-{
-	moo_oop_t tmp;
-
-#if 0
-	tmp = moo_makefpdec(moo, value, scale);
-	if (!tmp) return -1;
-#endif
-	return add_literal(moo, tmp, index);
-}
-
 static MOO_INLINE int set_class_fqn (moo_t* moo, moo_cunit_class_t* cc, const moo_oocs_t* name)
 {
 	if (copy_string_to(moo, name, &cc->fqn, &cc->fqn_capa, 0, '\0') <= -1) return -1;
@@ -4085,7 +4084,7 @@ static int compile_method_pragma (moo_t* moo)
 		GET_TOKEN (moo); 
 		switch (TOKEN_TYPE(moo))
 		{
-			case MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT:
+			case MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT:
 	/*TODO: more checks the validity of the primitive number. support number with radix and so on support more extensive syntax. support primitive name, not number*/
 				ptr = TOKEN_NAME_PTR(moo);
 				end = ptr + TOKEN_NAME_LEN(moo);
@@ -4813,7 +4812,7 @@ static int read_byte_array_literal (moo_t* moo, int rdonly, moo_oop_t* xlit)
 
 	GET_TOKEN_GOTO (moo, oops); /* skip #[ and read the next token */
 
-	while (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT || TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT || TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_CHARLIT)
+	while (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT || TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT || TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_CHARLIT)
 	{
 		/* TODO: check if the number is an integer */
 
@@ -4822,7 +4821,7 @@ static int read_byte_array_literal (moo_t* moo, int rdonly, moo_oop_t* xlit)
 			/* accept a character literal inside a byte array literal */
 			tmp = TOKEN_NAME_PTR(moo)[0];
 		}
-		else if (string_to_smooi(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT, &tmp) <= -1)
+		else if (string_to_smooi(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT, &tmp) <= -1)
 		{
 			/* the token reader reads a valid token. no other errors
 			 * than the range error must not occur */
@@ -5273,14 +5272,14 @@ static int compile_expression_primary (moo_t* moo, const moo_oocs_t* ident, cons
 				GET_TOKEN (moo);
 				break;
 
-			case MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT:
-			case MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT:
+			case MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT:
+			case MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT:
 			{
 /* TODO: floating pointer number */
 				/* TODO: other types of numbers, etc */
 				moo_oop_t tmp;
 
-				tmp = string_to_num(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT);
+				tmp = string_to_int(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT);
 				if (!tmp) return -1;
 
 				if (MOO_OOP_IS_SMOOI(tmp))
@@ -5297,13 +5296,19 @@ static int compile_expression_primary (moo_t* moo, const moo_oocs_t* ident, cons
 				break;
 			}
 
-#if 0
 			case MOO_IOTOK_FPDECLIT:
-				if (add_fpdec_literal(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo, &index) <= -1 ||
+			{
+				moo_oop_t tmp;
+
+				tmp = string_to_fpdec(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo));
+				if (!tmp) return -1;
+
+				if (add_literal(moo, tmp, &index) <= -1 ||
 				    emit_single_param_instruction(moo, BCODE_PUSH_LITERAL_0, index) <= -1) return -1;
+
 				GET_TOKEN (moo);
 				break;
-#endif
+			}
 
 			case MOO_IOTOK_SYMLIT:
 				if (add_symbol_literal(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), 1, &index) <= -1 ||
@@ -7674,13 +7679,13 @@ static int process_class_modifiers (moo_t* moo, moo_ioloc_t* type_loc)
 
 					GET_TOKEN (moo);
 
-					if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT && TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT)
+					if (TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT && TOKEN_TYPE(moo) != MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT)
 					{
 						moo_setsynerr (moo, MOO_SYNERR_LITERAL, TOKEN_LOC(moo), TOKEN_NAME(moo));
 						return -1;
 					}
 
-					if (string_to_smooi(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT, &tmp) <= -1 || 
+					if (string_to_smooi(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT, &tmp) <= -1 || 
 						tmp < 0 || tmp > MOO_MAX_NAMED_INSTVARS)
 					{
 						/* the class type size has nothing to do with the name instance variables
@@ -8690,11 +8695,19 @@ static moo_oop_t token_to_literal (moo_t* moo, int rdonly)
 			MOO_ASSERT (moo, TOKEN_NAME_LEN(moo) == 1);
 			return MOO_CHAR_TO_OOP(TOKEN_NAME_PTR(moo)[0]);
 
-		case MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT:
-		case MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT:
+		case MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT:
+		case MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT:
 		{
 			moo_oop_t lit;
-			lit = string_to_num(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT);
+			lit = string_to_int(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo), TOKEN_TYPE(moo) == MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT);
+			if (rdonly && lit && MOO_OOP_IS_POINTER(lit)) MOO_OBJ_SET_FLAGS_RDONLY (lit, 1);
+			return lit;
+		}
+
+		case MOO_IOTOK_FPDECLIT:
+		{
+			moo_oop_t lit;
+			lit = string_to_fpdec(moo, TOKEN_NAME(moo));
 			if (rdonly && lit && MOO_OOP_IS_POINTER(lit)) MOO_OBJ_SET_FLAGS_RDONLY (lit, 1);
 			return lit;
 		}
diff --git a/moo/lib/err.c b/moo/lib/err.c
index 43f2bbd..9a3c4a6 100644
--- a/moo/lib/err.c
+++ b/moo/lib/err.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static moo_ooch_t errstr_28[] = {'*','*','*',' ','u','n','d','e','f','i','n','e'
 static moo_ooch_t errstr_29[] = {'d','i','v','i','d','e',' ','b','y',' ','z','e','r','o','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t errstr_30[] = {'I','/','O',' ','e','r','r','o','r','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t errstr_31[] = {'e','n','c','o','d','i','n','g',' ','c','o','n','v','e','r','s','i','o','n',' ','e','r','r','o','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t errstr_32[] = {'i','n','s','u','f','f','i','c','i','e','n','t',' ','d','a','t','a',' ','e','n','c','o','d','i','n','g',' ','c','o','n','v','e','r','s','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t errstr_33[] = {'b','u','f','f','e','r',' ','f','u','l','l','\0'}; 
+static moo_ooch_t errstr_32[] = {'i','n','s','u','f','f','i','c','i','e','n','t',' ','d','a','t','a',' ','f','o','r',' ','e','n','c','o','d','i','n','g',' ','c','o','n','v','e','r','s','i','o','n','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t errstr_33[] = {'b','u','f','f','e','r',' ','f','u','l','l','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t* errstr[] =
 {
 	errstr_0, errstr_1, errstr_2, errstr_3, errstr_4, errstr_5, errstr_6, errstr_7,
@@ -83,70 +83,71 @@ static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_7[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','c','h','a','r','a','
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_8[] = {'c','o','l','o','n',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_9[] = {'s','t','r','i','n','g',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_10[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','r','a','d','i','x','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_11[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','n','u','m','e','r','i','c',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_12[] = {'b','y','t','e',' ','t','o','o',' ','s','m','a','l','l',' ','o','r',' ','t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_13[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','e','r','r','o','r',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_14[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','s','m','p','t','r',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_15[] = {'{',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_16[] = {'}',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_17[] = {'(',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_18[] = {')',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_19[] = {']',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_20[] = {'.',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_21[] = {',',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_22[] = {'|',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_23[] = {'>',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_24[] = {':','=',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_25[] = {'i','d','e','n','t','i','f','i','e','r',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_26[] = {'i','n','t','e','g','e','r',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_27[] = {'p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',':',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_28[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','d','i','r','e','c','t','i','v','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_29[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_30[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_31[] = {'u','n','d','e','f','i','n','e','d',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_32[] = {'c','o','n','t','r','a','d','i','c','t','o','r','y',' ','c','l','a','s','s',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_33[] = {'c','l','a','s','s',' ','n','o','t',' ','c','o','n','f','o','r','m','i','n','g',' ','t','o',' ','i','n','t','e','r','f','a','c','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_34[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','n','o','n','-','p','o','i','n','t','e','r',' ','i','n','s','t','a','n','c','e',' ','s','i','z','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_35[] = {'p','r','o','h','i','b','i','t','e','d',' ','i','n','h','e','r','i','t','a','n','c','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_36[] = {'v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','d','e','c','l','a','r','a','t','i','o','n',' ','n','o','t',' ','a','l','l','o','w','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_37[] = {'m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_38[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_39[] = {'d','i','s','a','l','l','o','w','e','d',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_40[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_41[] = {'m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','n','a','m','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_42[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_43[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','d','i','c',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_44[] = {'v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_45[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_46[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','y',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_47[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_48[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_49[] = {'u','n','d','e','c','l','a','r','e','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_50[] = {'u','n','u','s','a','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','i','n',' ','c','o','m','p','i','l','e','d',' ','c','o','d','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_51[] = {'i','n','a','c','c','e','s','s','i','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_52[] = {'a','m','b','i','g','u','o','u','s',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_53[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','i','n','s','t','a','n','c','e','/','c','l','a','s','s',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_54[] = {'i','n','a','c','c','e','s','s','i','b','l','e',' ','s','e','l','f','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_55[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n',' ','p','r','i','m','a','r','y','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_56[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_57[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_58[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_59[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_60[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_61[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','a','r','r','a','y',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_62[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','n','u','m','b','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_63[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','i','d','e','n','t','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_64[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_65[] = {'f','a','i','l','e','d',' ','t','o',' ','i','m','p','o','r','t',' ','m','o','d','u','l','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_66[] = {'#','i','n','c','l','u','d','e',' ','e','r','r','o','r','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_67[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','a','g','m','a',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_68[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','n','a','m','e','s','p','a','c','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_69[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','o','o','l','d','i','c','i','m','p','o','r','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_70[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','p','o','o','l','d','i','c','i','m','p','o','r','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_71[] = {'l','i','t','e','r','a','l',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_72[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','n','o','t',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','l','o','o','p','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_73[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
-static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_74[] = {'w','h','i','l','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_11[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','i','n','t','e','g','e','r',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_12[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','f','i','x','e','d','-','p','o','i','n','t',' ','d','e','c','i','m','a','l',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_13[] = {'b','y','t','e',' ','t','o','o',' ','s','m','a','l','l',' ','o','r',' ','t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_14[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','e','r','r','o','r',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_15[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','s','m','p','t','r',' ','l','i','t','e','r','a','l','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_16[] = {'{',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_17[] = {'}',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_18[] = {'(',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_19[] = {')',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_20[] = {']',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_21[] = {'.',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_22[] = {',',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_23[] = {'|',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_24[] = {'>',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_25[] = {':','=',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_26[] = {'i','d','e','n','t','i','f','i','e','r',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_27[] = {'i','n','t','e','g','e','r',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_28[] = {'p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',':',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_29[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','d','i','r','e','c','t','i','v','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_30[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_31[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_32[] = {'u','n','d','e','f','i','n','e','d',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_33[] = {'c','o','n','t','r','a','d','i','c','t','o','r','y',' ','c','l','a','s','s',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_34[] = {'c','l','a','s','s',' ','n','o','t',' ','c','o','n','f','o','r','m','i','n','g',' ','t','o',' ','i','n','t','e','r','f','a','c','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_35[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','n','o','n','-','p','o','i','n','t','e','r',' ','i','n','s','t','a','n','c','e',' ','s','i','z','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_36[] = {'p','r','o','h','i','b','i','t','e','d',' ','i','n','h','e','r','i','t','a','n','c','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_37[] = {'v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','d','e','c','l','a','r','a','t','i','o','n',' ','n','o','t',' ','a','l','l','o','w','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_38[] = {'m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_39[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_40[] = {'d','i','s','a','l','l','o','w','e','d',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_41[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','m','o','d','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_42[] = {'m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','n','a','m','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_43[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_44[] = {'i','n','v','a','l','i','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','d','i','c',' ','m','e','t','h','o','d',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_45[] = {'v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_46[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_47[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','y',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_48[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_49[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_50[] = {'u','n','d','e','c','l','a','r','e','d',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_51[] = {'u','n','u','s','a','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e',' ','i','n',' ','c','o','m','p','i','l','e','d',' ','c','o','d','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_52[] = {'i','n','a','c','c','e','s','s','i','b','l','e',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_53[] = {'a','m','b','i','g','u','o','u','s',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_54[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','i','n','s','t','a','n','c','e','/','c','l','a','s','s',' ','v','a','r','i','a','b','l','e','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_55[] = {'i','n','a','c','c','e','s','s','i','b','l','e',' ','s','e','l','f','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_56[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n',' ','p','r','i','m','a','r','y','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_57[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_58[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_59[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','t','e','m','p','o','r','a','r','i','e','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_60[] = {'t','o','o',' ','m','a','n','y',' ','b','l','o','c','k',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t','s','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_61[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_62[] = {'t','o','o',' ','l','a','r','g','e',' ','a','r','r','a','y',' ','e','x','p','r','e','s','s','i','o','n','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_63[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','n','u','m','b','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_64[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','i','d','e','n','t','i','f','i','e','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_65[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','i','m','i','t','i','v','e',' ','f','u','n','c','t','i','o','n',' ','a','r','g','u','m','e','n','t',' ','d','e','f','i','n','i','t','i','o','n','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_66[] = {'f','a','i','l','e','d',' ','t','o',' ','i','m','p','o','r','t',' ','m','o','d','u','l','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_67[] = {'#','i','n','c','l','u','d','e',' ','e','r','r','o','r','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_68[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','r','a','g','m','a',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_69[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','n','a','m','e','s','p','a','c','e',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_70[] = {'w','r','o','n','g',' ','p','o','o','l','d','i','c','i','m','p','o','r','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_71[] = {'d','u','p','l','i','c','a','t','e',' ','p','o','o','l','d','i','c','i','m','p','o','r','t',' ','n','a','m','e','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_72[] = {'l','i','t','e','r','a','l',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_73[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','n','o','t',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','l','o','o','p','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_74[] = {'b','r','e','a','k',' ','o','r',' ','c','o','n','t','i','n','u','e',' ','w','i','t','h','i','n',' ','a',' ','b','l','o','c','k','\0'};
+static moo_ooch_t synerrstr_75[] = {'w','h','i','l','e',' ','e','x','p','e','c','t','e','d','\0'};
 static moo_ooch_t* synerrstr[] =
 {
 	synerrstr_0, synerrstr_1, synerrstr_2, synerrstr_3, synerrstr_4, synerrstr_5, synerrstr_6, synerrstr_7,
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ static moo_ooch_t* synerrstr[] =
 	synerrstr_48, synerrstr_49, synerrstr_50, synerrstr_51, synerrstr_52, synerrstr_53, synerrstr_54, synerrstr_55,
 	synerrstr_56, synerrstr_57, synerrstr_58, synerrstr_59, synerrstr_60, synerrstr_61, synerrstr_62, synerrstr_63,
 	synerrstr_64, synerrstr_65, synerrstr_66, synerrstr_67, synerrstr_68, synerrstr_69, synerrstr_70, synerrstr_71,
-	synerrstr_72, synerrstr_73, synerrstr_74 
+	synerrstr_72, synerrstr_73, synerrstr_74, synerrstr_75 
 };
 #endif
 /* END: GENERATED WITH generr.moo */
diff --git a/moo/lib/logfmt.c b/moo/lib/logfmt.c
index 1c70a51..df0b563 100644
--- a/moo/lib/logfmt.c
+++ b/moo/lib/logfmt.c
@@ -426,12 +426,19 @@ static int print_object (moo_t* moo, moo_bitmask_t mask, moo_oop_t oop, outbfmt_
 		else if (c == moo->_large_positive_integer)
 		{
 			moo_oow_t i;
-			if (outbfmt (moo, mask, "16r") <= -1) return -1;
+			if (outbfmt(moo, mask, "16r") <= -1) return -1;
 			for (i = MOO_OBJ_GET_SIZE(oop); i > 0;)
 			{
 				if (outbfmt(moo, mask, "%0*lX", (int)(MOO_SIZEOF(moo_liw_t) * 2), (unsigned long int)(MOO_OBJ_GET_LIWORD_SLOT(oop)[--i])) <= -1) return -1;
 			}
 		}
+		else if (c == moo->_fixed_point_decimal)
+		{
+/* TODO: change this to a proper output.... */
+			if (print_object(moo, mask, ((moo_oop_fpdec_t)oop)->value, outbfmt) <= -1) return -1;
+			if (outbfmt(moo, mask, "s") <= -1) return -1;
+			if (print_object(moo, mask, ((moo_oop_fpdec_t)oop)->scale, outbfmt) <= -1) return -1;
+		}
 		else if (MOO_OBJ_GET_FLAGS_TYPE(oop) == MOO_OBJ_TYPE_CHAR)
 		{
 			if (c == moo->_symbol) 
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
index 9808614..f9b7a7e 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo-prv.h
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ enum moo_iotok_type_t
 	MOO_IOTOK_CHARLIT,
 	MOO_IOTOK_STRLIT,
 	MOO_IOTOK_SYMLIT,
-	MOO_IOTOK_NUMLIT,
-	MOO_IOTOK_RADNUMLIT,
+	MOO_IOTOK_INTLIT,
+	MOO_IOTOK_RADINTLIT,
+	MOO_IOTOK_FPDECLIT,
 	MOO_IOTOK_ERRLIT, /* #\eNN */
 	MOO_IOTOK_SMPTRLIT, /* #\pXX */
 
diff --git a/moo/lib/moo.h b/moo/lib/moo.h
index 7aef821..3912063 100644
--- a/moo/lib/moo.h
+++ b/moo/lib/moo.h
@@ -1811,7 +1811,8 @@ enum moo_synerrnum_t
 	MOO_SYNERR_COLON,           /* : expected */
 	MOO_SYNERR_STRING,          /* string expected */
 	MOO_SYNERR_RADIXINVAL,      /* invalid radix */
-	MOO_SYNERR_RADNUMLITINVAL,  /* invalid numeric literal with radix */
+	MOO_SYNERR_RADINTLITINVAL,  /* invalid integer literal with radix */
+	MOO_SYNERR_FPDECLITINVAL,   /* invalid fixed-point decimal literal */
 	MOO_SYNERR_BYTERANGE,       /* byte too small or too large */
 	MOO_SYNERR_ERRLITINVAL,     /* wrong error literal */
 	MOO_SYNERR_SMPTRLITINVAL,   /* wrong smptr literal */