Changeset 2315 for cobra/trunk/Developer/IntermediateReleaseNotes.text

Timestamp:

03/12/10 09:25:11 (2 years ago)

Author:

Chuck.Esterbrook

Message:

An above error about numeric types indicates that you may want to set the default numeric type with "@number [expectedType]" in a source file or "cobra -number:[expectedType]" at the command line.

Files:

• cobra/trunk/Developer/IntermediateReleaseNotes.text (modified) (1 diff)

cobra/trunk/Developer/IntermediateReleaseNotes.text

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 * Added support for chain comparisons such as `0 <= i < 9`.
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+* Cobra's use of `decimal` has advantages around accuracy, but can also cause confusion when using libraries that are centered around `float`. The compiler now detects this situation and suggests, via warning:
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+    An above error about numeric types indicates that you may want to set the default numeric type with "@number [expectedType]" in a source file or "cobra -number:[expectedType]" at the command line.