module Kernel

  arch_size = (['a'].pack('P').length > 4 ? 64 : 32)

  if arch_size == 64

    # Returns the object id as a string in hexideciaml,
    # which is how Ruby reports them with inspect...
    #
    #   "ABC".object_hexid  #=> "0x402d359c"
    #
    def object_hexid
      hex = (__id__ << 1)
      "0x%014x" % hex
    end

  else

    # Returns the object id as a string in hexideciaml,
    # which is how Ruby reports them with inspect...
    #
    #   "ABC".object_hexid  #=> "0x402d359c"
    #
    def object_hexid
      hex = (__id__ << 1) #.to_s(16)
      "0x%x" % hex
    end

  end

end