From: Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>
Cc: guile-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: real numbers and integer-expt.
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:23:14 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87u1rkgo1p.fsf@raven.i.defaultvalue.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <873cz4nuer.fsf@zagadka.ping.de> (Marius Vollmer's message of "13 Mar 2002 20:23:56 +0100")
Marius Vollmer <mvo@zagadka.ping.de> writes:
> Yes. Floats can be integers, too. However, there's a bug
> nevertheless: floats can represent integers that don't fit into 32
> bit ints. Also, complex numbers can be ints as well. Also also,
> the docstring talks about non-negative powers, but the code handles
> negative ones as well.
OK, so I'll fix that. What would be the right way (c-side) to handle
a negative arg? i.e. what would be the right error func? (obviously
not WTA).
--
Rob Browning
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-03-13 8:36 real numbers and integer-expt Rob Browning
2002-03-13 19:23 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-03-13 21:23 ` Rob Browning [this message]
2002-03-13 21:32 ` Rob Browning
2002-03-13 21:48 ` Rob Browning
2002-03-20 22:32 ` Marius Vollmer
2002-03-20 22:54 ` Rob Browning
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