[clean-list] Re: A silly question about (mod)

Jerzy Karczmarczuk karczma@info.unicaen.fr
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:49:23 +0200


Siegfried Gonzi answers my provocative query:

> >What is the difference between (mod) and (rem)?

> It seems (at least on Unix and Clean 1.3.3) there is no difference. Both
> of the 2 functions "rem" and "mod" always deliver the same result.

Exactly.

It took me some time to find a stupid bug; I thought that (mod) keeps the
sign of the divisor, but it doesn't. I suspect that this is an unintentional
overlook, not a "feature" of the language...

Any opinion of The Clean Force?

Jerzy Karczmarczuk