Re: [Pugs] Should the int() function truncate or round?

On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 01:47:24PM +1100, Andrew Savige wrote:
> Running this program with perl 5:
> 
> my $i = int(1.9);
> print "i=$i\n";
> 
> produces the answer 1 (i.e. it truncates) while running it with Pugs
> produces the answer 2 (i.e. it rounds).
> 
> Is this a bug or a feature?

It is a closed bug. :)  Day 43:

    http://use.perl.org/~autrijus/journal/23524

"The int primitive now properly truncates, instead of rounds, the operand."

6.0.11 will be out in a couple days that includes this fix.

Thanks,
/Autrijus/

• [Pugs] Should the int() function truncate or round? by Andrew Savige
• Re: [Pugs] Should the int() function truncate or round? by Andrew Savige
• Re: [Pugs] Should the int() function truncate or round? by Autrijus Tang
• Re: [Pugs] Should the int() function truncate or round? by Darren Duncan