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commit 84d2a184dd407cf68f554ee628232c47c44ae09e
Author: Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
Date: Sun Jul 28 12:43:58 2024 +0300
Small doc update.
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index bc011eb5..f6336d2b 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2024-07-28 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * gawk.texi (Computer Arithmetic): Add a relevant quote.
+
2024-07-14 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* gawk.texi: Use @code for getline, not @command. Thanks to
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 54d17b5b..bc8d09bc 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -25093,7 +25093,10 @@ File: gawk.info, Node: Computer Arithmetic, Next:
Math Definitions, Up: Arbit
16.1 A General Description of Computer Arithmetic
=================================================
-Until now, we have worked with data as either numbers or strings.
+ Have you ever considered that the plural of "half" is "whole"?
+ -- _Allan Sherman_
+
+ Until now, we have worked with data as either numbers or strings.
Ultimately, however, computers represent everything in terms of âbinary
digitsâ, or âbitsâ. A decimal digit can take on any of 10 values: zero
through nine. A binary digit can take on any of two values, zero or
@@ -36558,7 +36561,7 @@ Index
(line 6)
* arbitrary precision: Arbitrary Precision Arithmetic.
(line 6)
-* arbitrary precision <1>: Computer Arithmetic. (line 61)
+* arbitrary precision <1>: Computer Arithmetic. (line 64)
* arbitrary precision, integers: Arbitrary Precision Integers.
(line 6)
* archaeologists: Bugs. (line 6)
@@ -37560,7 +37563,7 @@ Index
(line 31)
* double quote ("), in regexp constants: Computed Regexps. (line 30)
* double quote ("), in shell commands: Quoting. (line 54)
-* double-precision: Computer Arithmetic. (line 61)
+* double-precision: Computer Arithmetic. (line 64)
* down debugger command: Execution Stack. (line 23)
* Drepper, Ulrich: Acknowledgments. (line 52)
* Duman, Patrice: Acknowledgments. (line 75)
@@ -37941,15 +37944,15 @@ Index
* fixed-width data: Constant Size. (line 6)
* flag variables: Boolean Ops. (line 69)
* flag variables <1>: Tee Program. (line 20)
-* floating-point, numbers: Computer Arithmetic. (line 49)
+* floating-point, numbers: Computer Arithmetic. (line 52)
* floating-point, numbers, arbitrary-precision: Arbitrary Precision Arithmetic.
(line 6)
* floating-point, numbers, arbitrary-precision <1>: Computer Arithmetic.
- (line 61)
+ (line 64)
* floating-point, numbers, double-precision: Computer Arithmetic.
- (line 61)
+ (line 64)
* floating-point, numbers, single-precision: Computer Arithmetic.
- (line 61)
+ (line 64)
* flush buffered output: I/O Functions. (line 28)
* fnmatch() extension function: Extension Sample Fnmatch.
(line 12)
@@ -38391,7 +38394,7 @@ Index
(line 31)
* integers, arbitrary precision: Arbitrary Precision Integers.
(line 6)
-* integers, unsigned: Computer Arithmetic. (line 41)
+* integers, unsigned: Computer Arithmetic. (line 44)
* interacting with other programs: I/O Functions. (line 105)
* internationalization: I18N Functions. (line 6)
* internationalization <1>: I18N and L10N. (line 6)
@@ -39355,6 +39358,7 @@ Index
* shells, sea: Undocumented. (line 9)
* shells, variables: Using Shell Variables.
(line 6)
+* Sherman, Allan: Computer Arithmetic. (line 6)
* shift, bitwise: Bitwise Functions. (line 32)
* short-circuit operators: Boolean Ops. (line 59)
* show in debugger, all source files: Debugger Info. (line 45)
@@ -39450,7 +39454,7 @@ Index
* single records, treating files as: gawk split records. (line 102)
* single-character fields: Single Character Fields.
(line 6)
-* single-precision: Computer Arithmetic. (line 61)
+* single-precision: Computer Arithmetic. (line 64)
* single-step execution, in the debugger: Debugger Execution Control.
(line 43)
* Skywalker, Luke: Undocumented. (line 6)
@@ -39725,7 +39729,7 @@ Index
* Unix awk, close() function and: Close Return Value. (line 6)
* Unix awk, password files, field separators and: Command Line Field Separator.
(line 62)
-* unsigned integers: Computer Arithmetic. (line 41)
+* unsigned integers: Computer Arithmetic. (line 44)
* until debugger command: Debugger Execution Control.
(line 82)
* unwatch debugger command: Viewing And Changing Data.
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-Node: Comparing FP Values1064922
-Node: Errors accumulate1066180
-Node: Strange values1067645
-Ref: Strange values-Footnote-11070299
-Node: Getting Accuracy1070404
-Node: Try To Round1073141
-Node: Setting precision1074048
-Ref: table-predefined-precision-strings1074753
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+Ref: table-floating-point-ranges1053725
+Ref: Computer Arithmetic-Footnote-11054383
+Node: Math Definitions1054440
+Ref: table-ieee-formats1057472
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+Node: Inexact representation1063658
+Node: Comparing FP Values1065039
+Node: Errors accumulate1066297
+Node: Strange values1067762
+Ref: Strange values-Footnote-11070416
+Node: Getting Accuracy1070521
+Node: Try To Round1073258
+Node: Setting precision1074165
+Ref: table-predefined-precision-strings1074870
+Node: Setting the rounding mode1076754
+Ref: table-gawk-rounding-modes1077136
+Ref: Setting the rounding mode-Footnote-11081188
+Node: Arbitrary Precision Integers1081371
+Ref: Arbitrary Precision Integers-Footnote-11084581
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End Tag Table
diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 616cc82f..a5089518 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -33799,6 +33799,12 @@ this is the place to be.
@node Computer Arithmetic
@section A General Description of Computer Arithmetic
+@cindex Sherman, Allan
+@quotation
+Have you ever considered that the plural of ``half'' is ``whole''?
+@author Allan Sherman
+@end quotation
+
Until now, we have worked with data as either numbers or
strings. Ultimately, however, computers represent everything in terms
of @dfn{binary digits}, or @dfn{bits}. A decimal digit can take on any
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Summary of changes:
doc/ChangeLog | 4 +
doc/gawk.info | 394 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
doc/gawk.texi | 6 +
3 files changed, 209 insertions(+), 195 deletions(-)
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