[Numpy-discussion] RE: Python 2.2 seriously crippled for numerical computation?

[Tim Peters]

[Tim]
>> For the rest of it, it looks like the "1e-200**2 raises OverflowError"
>> glitch is unique to platforms using glibc.

[Jon Ribbens]
> No, it happens on OpenBSD 2.7 also.
>
> Python 2.2 (#2, Feb  3 2002, 18:27:17)
> [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)] on openbsd2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> 1e-200**2
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> OverflowError: (34, 'Result too large')

I don't understand your "no":  the output shows that Python was built using
GCC 2.95.2, yet you're claiming this does *not* use glibc?  gcc and glibc go
together like Guido and Van Rossum <wink>.