Re: [Gm2] procedure TRUNC

[Duke Normandin]

On Mon, 1 Nov 2010, Gaius Mulley wrote:

> Duke Normandin <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hello list....
> >
> > Am I correct in stating that TRUNCing a REAL always results in a
> > CARDINAL?
>
> Hi Duke,
>
> yes this is true for PIM2, PIM3 and ISO but not for PIM4.  This was
> historical as the machine built for pim4 didn't support CARDINAL (iirc)
> - so some of the library interfaces changed.
>
> there are other normal library modules such as:
>
> gm2-libs-pim/FloatingUtilities
>
> or
>
> gm2-libs-iso/RealMath
>
> which provide INTEGER versions.
>
> http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/gm2.html

Thanks for the clarification...
-- 
Duke