Re: div bug/difference?

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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 06:43

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<1992Jul23.183403.2881@unlv.edu>, Kevin Grover observes:

> 	40 10 div	--->  4		in GhostScript 2.4.1 (SunOS 4.1.1)
> while
> 	40 10 div	--->  4.0	on NeXT and on a SPARC under NeWS
> I.e. GhostScript returns and Integer while other PS interps return a
> real.  It is easy enough to fix but I thought I would point it out
> anyway.  (On the off chance that anyone cares).

Ghostscript is wrong: I didn't read the Red Book carefully enough.
This will be fixed in 2.5.  Thanks for pointing it out.

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
ghost@aladdin.com, ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; 415-322-0103 voice ; no fax yet
	    "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."

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Subject: Re: div bug/difference?
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