converting float to int issue

[Alex]

Alex wrote:

> Irmen de Jong wrote:
> 
>> Alex wrote:
>>> Converting a float to an int produces strange results.  Is this just a
>>> bug
>>> or am I missing something?  I tried to search the bug database, but was
>>> unsucsessful.
>>> 
>>> Converting a float to a long works as I would expect.
>>> 
>>> Python 2.2.2 (#1, Apr 16 2003, 22:00:16)
>>> [GCC 3.2.1 20021207 (Gentoo Linux 3.2.1-20021207)] on linux2
>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 
>>>>>>int(1.0)
>>> 
>>> 0
>>> 
>>>>>>int(3.0)
>>> 
>>> 0
>>> 
>>>>>>int(3.14)
>>> 
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>>> OverflowError: float too large to convert
>> 
>> Something weird is going on with your specific Python and/or system.
>> I verified this and it works fine on Python 2.2.2.
>> 
>> Is your GCC broken? Is your libc broken? Did you compile with
>> esoteric optimization options? One of these is what I'm betting on.
>> 
>> --Irmen.
>> 
>> 
>> PS did you try to run Python's test set? "make test"
> 
> No esoteric build options.  A 'vanilla' gentoo box, if there is such a
> thing.  Everything has been working fine for months, so no obvious
> problems with gcc or libc.
> 
> I'll try "make test", as you suggest, and then try building a different
> version of libc.  I guess I should troll the gentoo newsgroups too.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex

Found the problem and resolution:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=27211

Thanks everybody.

Alex