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Re: Bug on IDL 5.0 (VMS 6.2) with alog10() [message #9343 is a reply to message #9336]

Fri, 20 June 1997 00:00

Matt Phelps
Messages: 6
Registered: June 1997

Junior Member

Jack Saba wrote:
>
> HSR Sys-Admin wrote:
>>
(snip)
>>
>> under 4.01 VMS it is the same as above!
>>
>> be aware of your math-routines and alog10!
>
> We don't have the final version up yet, but for IDL5 beta on HP-UX
> 10.10,
>
> IDL> print,alog10(0.0)
> ---.0000
> % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating overflow

FYI, Solaris (2.5.1) with IDL 5.0 (final) seems to do the right thing:

IDL> print,alog10(0.0)
-Inf
% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating divide by 0

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		Re: Bug on IDL 5.0 (VMS 6.2) with alog10() By: alpha on Mon, 23 June 1997 00:00
		Re: Bug on IDL 5.0 (VMS 6.2) with alog10() By: Gilles Ratel on Sat, 21 June 1997 00:00
		Re: Bug on IDL 5.0 (VMS 6.2) with alog10() By: Matt Phelps on Fri, 20 June 1997 00:00
		Re: Bug on IDL 5.0 (VMS 6.2) with alog10() By: Jack Saba on Fri, 20 June 1997 00:00

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