From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-12-12T01:27:00+09:00
Subject: Re: prog for g.c.d. of 2 integers


"Michael Campbell" <michael_s_campbell@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:20031211160102.24728.qmail@web12408.mail.yahoo.com...
> Robert Klemme wrote:
>
> >   begin
> >     a,b = b,a % b
> >   end while b != 0
>
> Not trying to "golf", but is the begin/end necessary here?

No.  It's a relict from the evoltion process.  But you're right

a,b = b,a % b while b != 0

looks much better.  :-))

Thanks

    robert