Robert Ramey wrote
Geoffrey Irving wrote:
Arguing that 1/0 should crash because that's what happens in "math" is the same as arguing that 2*max_int should crash because that's what happens in math...unless you have modulo arithmetic.
True - I would argue that as well
Except that 2*max_int doesn't crash in mathematics. If we are talking about the integers then then depending on /exactly/ which set of integers we are talking about, either there isn't a value 'max_int', or it is positive infinity (and doubling it leaves it unchanged). If we are talking about modulo arithmetic, then doubling the largest possible integer is perfectly well defined - it's just that the result is smaller than the original value. -- Martin Bonner Martin.Bonner@Pitechnology.com Pi Technology, Milton Hall, Ely Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4 6WZ, ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)1223 203894