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I am confused about a g++ architectual decision....

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Vasya

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Jan 7, 2008, 7:35:39 PM1/7/08
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Hello,

I just discovered that g++ maps an integer division by zero,
e.g.

int num= 1;
int denum=0;
int result = num/denum;

to a signal 8 and in turn to a "Floating point exception".Why??

Regards. Vasili

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