Re: [Help-smalltalk] further tests Re: Float printString?

[Holger Freyther]

> On 06 Jul 2016, at 13:49, Robert Kuszinger <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Holger,

Hi!

> 
> So, -13 - 54 = -67
> 
> 2^(-67) with calculator:       2^(-67) = 6.7762636e-21
> 
> 
> Evaluating the following leads to the same:
> 
> st> 2 raisedToInteger: -67
> Object: 1 error: The program attempted to divide a number by zero
> ZeroDivide(Exception)>>signal (ExcHandling.st:254)
> SmallInteger(Number)>>zeroDivide (SysExcept.st:1386)
> Fraction>>setNumerator:setDenominator: (Fraction.st:485)
> Fraction class>>numerator:denominator: (Fraction.st:66)
> Fraction>>raisedToInteger: (Fraction.st:510)
> SmallInteger(Number)>>raisedToInteger: (Number.st:922)
> UndefinedObject>>executeStatements (a String:1)

how did you compile GST? Is this with GMP enabled or not?

st> 2.0 raisedToInteger: -67
6.776263578034403d-21

st>  2 raisedToInteger: -67
1/147573952589676412928