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Re: [Gcl-devel] numerical quirks
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Peter Wood |
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Re: [Gcl-devel] numerical quirks |
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Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:08:17 +0100 |
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Hi,
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 12:48:51AM -0500, Raymond Toy wrote:
> >(expt 2 (expt 2 (expt 2 (expt 2 2)))) causes SBCL and CMUCL to barf.
>
> I think barf is too harsh. They signal a continuable error saying the
> exponent is rather large and gives you the option of continuing the
> computation.
>
Ok, I take 'barf' back. I wasn't trying to start an argument.
Fussing over stuff like (sin -1) is out of place at this stage, IMHO.
Thats what I was trying to say. We want sufficient bread and butter
on the table before we can complain about the lack of champagne and
caviar.
Regards,
Peter
[Gcl-devel] Re: [ 101603 ] numerical quirks, Raymond Toy, 2002/12/11