On 11 Feb 02, Ember Normand ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I'm very interested to hear what else the perl porters list will say, > because it looks like the only way to get the error is the original example. > > ($num1 % 1000) * 16777216; > > ie: (var_any_number % literal_numerical_constant ) * > literal_integer_constant > > Any changes at all yield the correct answer. I thought maybe it had > something to do with multiplying integers or forcing integers, but after > reading all the mail and running some tests, I'm also convinced this is a > bug. A very curious bug. What I found really strange is that if you do the > exact same equation, but break it into 2 steps, you get 2 different answers. > > I don't read the perl porters list. If anyone hears of a resolution for > this issue, I hope you post it to this list. > > Thanks, > Ember
I've just tried your code on linux (perl 5.6.1 built for i386-linux), and it shows the same bug. -- Stephen Patterson http://www.lexx.uklinux.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove spam to reply) ICBM address 54-22-0N 0-28-0W Linux Counter No: 142831 GPG Public key: 252B8B37 available on public keyservers.
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