coleman@sundae9.DAB.GE.COM (Richard Coleman) (10/17/90)
Ok, I give up, why is
010.0 - 010.0000 == 720
p.s. Anybody keeping a FAQ list.
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Richard Coleman
G.E. Simulation & Control Systems
coleman@sunny.dab.ge.comlwall@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Larry Wall) (10/17/90)
In article <6298@ge-dab.GE.COM> coleman@sunny.dab.ge.com (Richard Coleman) writes:
: Ok, I give up, why is
: 010.0 - 010.0000 == 720
(((010) . 0) - 010) . 0
(( 8 . 0) - 010) . 0
( 80 - 010) . 0
72 . 0
720
The . and - operators have the same precedence, and associate left to right.
: p.s. Anybody keeping a FAQ list.
Tom is making one up. This won't be on it.
Larrytchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) (10/18/90)
In article <6298@ge-dab.GE.COM> coleman@sunny.dab.ge.com (Richard Coleman) writes: >Ok, I give up, why is >010.0 - 010.0000 == 720 > >p.s. Anybody keeping a FAQ list. Yes, I've got one that I'll post as soon as I get back from LISA and Larry blesses it as no longer containing any lies. I'm not that this is a frequently asked question. Should it be? We just had a full morning of perl tutorial with ~200 people here, plus a BOF. It seemed to over well. Amazing how little you can actually cover in just 3 hours. --tom