* [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 > 1.#INF > Main> 1 `div` 0 > > Program error: divide by zero > > Is this difference between fractional and integral calculation > intentional? It makes error handling more difficult.
I think it's because in the first case you have floating-point overflow (which can happen not just in case of division by 0 and means some very-large number -- remember, you cannot distinguish 0 and 0.00..001) and in the second case it's just division by zero -- meaningless operation. -- Roman I. Cheplyaka :: http://ro-che.info/ ...being in love is totally punk rock...
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