[Haskell-cafe] Error handling in calculations

[hjgtuyl at chello.nl]

L.S.,

When playing with exceptions, I noticed the following strangeness:
   *Main> 1 / 0
   Infinity
   *Main> 1 `div` 0
   *** Exception: divide by zero

This is in GHCi 6.8.2; WinHugs Sep 2006 gives:
   Main> 1 / 0
   1.#INF
   Main> 1 `div` 0

   Program error: divide by zero

Is this difference between fractional and integral calculation  
intentional? It makes error handling more difficult.

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Henk-Jan van Tuyl


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