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From:
Damian Conway
Date:
October 9, 2001 22:49
Subject:
Re: NaN semantics
Message ID:
200110100549.PAA06888@indy05.csse.monash.edu.au
Tim suggested:
> I *like* the proposed Perl6 semantics; it's DWIMier. The problem is
> just the name collision. Why not 'inval' (for invalid), or some
> such (badval?). This would preserve NaN in its IEEE sense for the
> numerical algorithm crew to use.
And thus we circle back towards C<fail>.
I'll mention this to Larry (who's probably watching silently over us anyway).
Damian
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