Arjen Lentz wrote:
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While we're at it: the term "non-zero"... what does it mean? As we all know, NULL != 0, and 0 == zero, consequently NULL must be non-zero.


Flawed logic.

Yes, I used flawed logic to illustrate my point: "non-zero" is a bad term to use in this context.


The text from the documentation that we were discussing, has been changed in the online docs after this discussion. While the term "non-zero" is still used, the special cases with NULL operands are described, making the current text harder to misinterpret.

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If I'm not mistaken, ALL combinations are now tested in the standard
test suite so any bug would block a release going out.

Sounds good. :)

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Roger


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