From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2006-10-01T01:08:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Integer division with / - request explanation of behavior

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Wes Gamble wrote:
> Today I discovered the difference in the meaning of the / (arithmetic=20
> divide) method depending on whether it's caller is an integer or a=20
> float.
>=20
> I discovered that I had to cast the calling number explicitly to a floa=
t=20
> and it seemed totally non-intuitive to me.
>=20

The mathn namespace-clobbering module makes maths work like expected.

The magic lies in aliasing Fixnum#/ to Fixnum#quo (same for Bignum).

You could use that method explicitly, or just clobber the classes if
you're sure nothing else expects the C meaning to work.


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