pred

VALUE
rb_int_pred(VALUE num)
{
    if (FIXNUM_P(num)) {
        long i = FIX2LONG(num) - 1;
        return LONG2NUM(i);
    }
    if (RB_TYPE_P(num, T_BIGNUM)) {
        return rb_big_minus(num, INT2FIX(1));
    }
    return rb_funcall(num, '-', 1, INT2FIX(1));
}