Re: print(268435456 + 1)

["Aaron Brown" <arundelo@...>]

Brian Weed wrote:

> Is there something about adding numbers that I should know
> about?

> print(0x10000000)
> 268435456
>
> print(0x10000000 + 0x00000001)
> 268435456
>
> print(0x10000000 + 0x00000002)
> 268435456

I get 268435456, 268435457, and 268435458.  My first guess
is that you're using (single-precision) floats instead of
doubles.  What platform are you on?  Did you change
LUA_NUMBER when compiling?

http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html

--
Aaron