[Python-Dev] Std tests failing, Windows: test_builtin test_charmapcodec test_pow

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:52:38 -0800

On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 03:29:14PM -0800, Neil Schemenauer wrote:
> I don't know how test_pow was passing under Linux.

Under Linux with the buggy float_pow:
 >>> pow(10.0, 0, 10)
 nan
 >>> pow(10.0, 0, 10) == 1
 1
 >>> pow(10.0, 0, 10) == 0
 1
Under Windows NAN obviously behaves differently.
 floating-point-is-fun-ly y'rs Neil