Re: [Haskell-cafe] Error handling in calculations

2008-03-19 Thread Roman Cheplyaka
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-03-19 21:47:52+0100] > > L.S., > > When playing with exceptions, I noticed the following strangeness: > *Main> 1 / 0 > Infinity > *Main> 1 `div` 0 > *** Exception: divide by zero > > This is in GHCi 6.8.2; WinHugs Sep 2006 gives: > Main> 1 / 0

[Haskell-cafe] Error handling in calculations

2008-03-19 Thread hjgtuyl
L.S., When playing with exceptions, I noticed the following strangeness: *Main> 1 / 0 Infinity *Main> 1 `div` 0 *** Exception: divide by zero This is in GHCi 6.8.2; WinHugs Sep 2006 gives: Main> 1 / 0 1.#INF Main> 1 `div` 0 Program error: divide by zero Is this difference betw