Number: 1081

Date: 10-May-84 12':22':48

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Masinter.pa

Subject: (TIMES (QUOTIENT MIN.INTEGER 8) 8) causes OVERFLOW

Assigned To: Masinter

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Status: Closed

In/By: Harmony

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Annoying

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Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Perhaps

System: Language Support

Subsystem: Arithmetic

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["Sannella" "20-Aug-84 17':49':22" Attn': Status':(Fixed->Closed) In/By':]

Description: '
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I tracked this down': it was doing a multiply which would have given the right result, except that it didn''t.'
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Date': 10 May 84 10':34 PDT'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': Lisp': reading -200000000Q causes overflow'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': Masinter.pa'
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Lisp System Date':  9-May-84 09':41':34'
Machine': Dorado (Plaza)'
Microcode version': 24,4'
Memory size': 10000'


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Edit-By: Sannella

Edit-Date: 20-Aug-84 17':49':22