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Re: real numbers and integer-expt.
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Rob Browning |
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Re: real numbers and integer-expt. |
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Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:23:14 -0600 |
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Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> 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).
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Rob Browning
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Previously @cs.utexas.edu
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