[perl #123526] B::Deparse.pm troublesome expression for infinity

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Module B::Deparse.pm uses 9**9**9 to denote infinity.

This causes our Perl code, which happens to install a floating point
overflow handler through MkSwig'ed C-code, to crash.

Writing 1/0 instead of 9**9**9 avoids this problem, and would
seem to be the preferred notation for (positive) infinity.

Could we have all uses of 9**9**9 replaced with 1/0 ?

using /usr/local/products/perl/5.16.0/lib/4.16.0/B/Deparse.pm
with perl version: 5.16.0
on OS: Linux 3.11.10-21-default x86_64

• [perl #123526] B::Deparse.pm troublesome expression for infinity by John Tromp
• Re: [perl #123526] B::Deparse.pm troublesome expression for infinity by Lukas Mai
• [perl #123526] B::Deparse.pm troublesome expression for infinity by Father Chrysostomos via RT