On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:41:32 -0700, Gordon Messmer wrote: > Mike - EMAIL IGNORED wrote: >> >> unsigned x = <seconds in the epoch>; >> unsigned y = 0; // an error >> if (x % y == 0) >> ... >> >> I got a floating point exception. Peculiar? > > No. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGFPE > "SIGFPE is the signal sent to computer programs that perform erroneous > arithmetic operations on POSIX compliant platforms. ... Although SIGFPE > does not necessarily involve floating-point arithmetic, there is no way > to change its name without breaking backward compatibility." Looking at your reference, I see that someone knows the differences among different kinds of errors, and I get the feeling that something can be done about it. Mike.
