From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16325 invoked by alias); 11 Jan 2015 19:36:04 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Workers List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 34237 Received: (qmail 5518 invoked from network); 11 Jan 2015 19:36:03 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=B94OC1pJ c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=FT8er97JFeGWzr5TCOCO5w==:117 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=q2GGsy2AAAAA:8 a=oR5dmqMzAAAA:8 a=-9mUelKeXuEA:10 a=YNv0rlydsVwA:10 a=ttViqr-YWb72s4vos6kA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=T5ZDPY88tbwA:10 a=i5NG5OmZCBQA:10 a=LcO_0N_sfnkA:10 From: Bart Schaefer Message-id: <150111113601.ZM29941@torch.brasslantern.com> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:36:01 -0800 In-reply-to: <150110231017.ZM24021@torch.brasslantern.com> Comments: In reply to Bart Schaefer "Floating point modulus" (Jan 10, 11:10pm) References: <1420807419-9270-1-git-send-email-mikachu@gmail.com> <54B013C5.6090307@eastlink.ca> <54B04A7A.1010402@eastlink.ca> <20150109223028.6e003bff@ntlworld.com> <54B066C5.3010008@eastlink.ca> <54B0D893.4080202@eastlink.ca> <510FB8E2-EA0C-4582-BD31-527E9755F0FB@larryv.me> <54B1ACA3.1050001@eastlink.ca> <150110175849.ZM21774@torch.brasslantern.com> <54B20E23.8090900@eastlink.ca> <150110231017.ZM24021@torch.brasslantern.com> X-Mailer: OpenZMail Classic (0.9.2 24April2005) To: Subject: Re: Floating point modulus MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Jan 10, 11:10pm, Bart Schaefer wrote: } } The following patch would instead silently substitute the fmod() call } when using the % operator on a float. Incidentally, what's a reliable test for this that could be added to C01arith.ztst? I worry about rounding error differing by platform: torch% print $(( 29.1 % 13.0 )) 3.1000000000000014