Re: [bug-gawk] [PATCH] Error in documentation on arrays

[Aharon Robbins]

Hi.

I have since confirmed that I should be using nonnegative
and have updated the doc accordingly.

Thanks,

Arnold

> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 00:15:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [bug-gawk] [PATCH] Error in documentation on arrays
> From: Nicholas Mills <address@hidden>
> To: Aharon Robbins <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
>
> >I was taught that zero is defined to be positive.
>
> Interesting, I was taught that positive numbers are strictly greater than
> zero. Zero itself is unsigned (except in some floating point
> representations).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_%28mathematics%29#Sign_of_zero
> http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Nonnegative.html
>
> -Nick
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Aharon Robbins <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Thanks for the patch.
> >
> > > -many elements.  Usually, an index in the array must be a positive
> > integer.
> > > +many elements.  Usually, an index in the array must be a non-negative
> > integer.
> >
> > I was taught that zero is defined to be positive.  Is that not how
> > people are taught math these days?
> >
> > I haven't decided yet if I should make this change...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Arnold
> >
> > > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:10:17 -0500
> > > From: Nicholas Mills <address@hidden>
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [bug-gawk] [PATCH] Error in documentation on arrays
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I have corrected a minor error in the documentation on arrays. Please see
> > > the attached patch.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Nick Mills
> > > Graduate Research Assistant
> > > Computer Engineering
> > > Clemson University, Clemson, SC