Re: [BUG]0/1=?

[KHMan <keinhong@...>]

Rob Kendrick wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:12:54 +0000
> Peter Cawley <lua@corsix.org> wrote:
>
> > It is the case under Windows when using MSVCRT:
> >
> > Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
> > Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> > C:\Users\Peter>lua  
> > Lua 5.1.4  Copyright (C) 1994-2008 Lua.org, PUC-Rio
> > > =tostring(1/0)  
> > 1.#INF
>
> I'm trying to work out what causes this, and if it's intentional, why
> it is desirable.  So far, I've failed.

The specification for strtod in IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 says, among 
other things:

  * One of INF or INFINITY, ignoring case

But MSVCRT is not entirely POSIX-compatible, so no big deal, we 
learn to live with its quirks.

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Cheers,
Kein-Hong Man (esq.)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia