RE:Re: problem with CINT `**' extension

Masaharu Goto (MXJ02154@nifty.ne.jp)
Wed, 09 Dec 1998 23:05:20 +0900


Pasha,

>Hi Masa, here is what Python answered me when I asked it to do the same:
>
>root [13] /cdf/upgrade/tracking/murat/g3/test>python
>Python 1.4 (Jul 29 1997) [GCC 2.7.2.1]
>Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>>> 9999999999+9999999999
>OverflowError: integer literal too large

I implemented an overflow detection for power operator only.
It looks like Python complains about the literal '9999999999'. Same check
is implmented too.
Overflow detection for interger operation in general is not implemented,
so far.

Masaharu Goto