From: matz@... (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Date: 2000-10-03T12:38:01+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:5249] Re: Compile Problem with 1.6.1

Hi,

In message "[ruby-talk:5243] Re: Compile Problem with 1.6.1"
    on 00/10/03, Scott Billings <aerogemsX@netins.net> writes:

|[root@localhost /downloads]# ruby -e 'p((13.4 % 1 - 0.4).abs < 0.001)'
|false

Interesting.  On your machine, (13.4 % 1 - 0.4).abs gives
3.330669074e-16, and it is NOT less than 0.001.  Hmm.

Try

 ruby -e 'p(3.330669074e-16 < 0.001)'

If it gives true I have no clue.  Confusing.

							matz.