>From 08658dc63d709e1274d110d787649a2fe21776e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark H Weaver Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:53:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Fix NEWS entry regarding changes to `expt' for zero base NEWS: Fix NEWS entry regarding changes to `expt' when base is zero --- NEWS | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index c2bb1c1..388f43d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ manual, for more information. ** `expt' and `integer-expt' changes when the base is 0 -While `(expt 0 0)' is still 1, `(expt 0 N)' for N > 0 is now 0, and -`(expt 0 N)' for N < 0 is now a NaN value, and likewise for +While `(expt 0 0)' is still 1, and `(expt 0 N)' for N > 0 is still +zero, `(expt 0 N)' for N < 0 is now a NaN value, and likewise for integer-expt. This is more correct, and conforming to R6RS, but seems -to be incompatible with R5RS, which would always return 0 for all values -of N. +to be incompatible with R5RS, which would return 0 for all non-zero +values of N. ** And of course, the usual collection of bugfixes -- 1.5.6.5