ID:               46579
 Updated by:       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Reported By:      grissom dot bulldog at btinternet dot com
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Feedback
 Bug Type:         Math related
 Operating System: Windows
 PHP Version:      5.2.6
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Previous Comments:
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[2008-11-15 16:41:02] grissom dot bulldog at btinternet dot com

Description:
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To add my 2 cents to the (looks like ongoing) issue of the % operator
returning negative values when there is an integer overflow (ie where it
is greater than 2^31-1)

I'm not happy with the way the explanation is hand-waved away by
previous replies saying "it's not a bug, it's an integer overflow".  

And I am aware there are other functions and ways round the problem,
but that does not escape the fact that the function returns an erroneous
value to the unsuspecting programmer who has not considered integer
overflow.

I would want that in such an instance, instead of returning a negative
value and carrying on as if everything were perfectly alright, PHP
should return an error message, something like "Integer Overflow at line
100".



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