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[REBOL] Re: optimising recursion?

From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 21-Mar-2002 22:50

Hi Petr, On Wednesday, March 20, 2002, 11:15:24 AM, you wrote: ->>> ble: dir-size? %/g/control/ PK> ** Math Error: Math or number overflow PK> ** Where: dir-size? PK> ** Near: total: total + tmp The problem is:
>> a: to-integer 2 ** 31 - 1
== 2147483647
>> a + 1
** Math Error: Math or number overflow ** Where: halt-view ** Near: a + 1 but if you use a decimal! instead of integer! you can grow further. Try changing: total: 0 to: total: to-decimal 0 HTH, Gabriele. -- Gabriele Santilli <[g--santilli--tiscalinet--it]> -- REBOL Programmer Amigan -- AGI L'Aquila -- REB: http://web.tiscali.it/rebol/index.r