My apologies if this message is forwarded to the list twice. Victor Rodriguez. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <codesite-noreply@google.com> Date: Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:05 PM Subject: Comment on BrokenTests in pharo To: pharo.smalltalk@gmail.com Comment by oscar.nierstrasz: FloatTests>>#testNaN5 currently reads as follows: {{{ testNaN5 "self assert: (Float nan asIEEE32BitWord printPaddedWith: $0 to: 32 base: 2) = '01111111110000000000000000000000'." ... }}} I believe this is over-specified. Instead it should just read as follows: {{{ testNaN5 self assert: ((Float nan asIEEE32BitWord printPaddedWith: $0 to: 32 base: 2) copyFrom: 2 to: 9) = '11111111'. ... }}} This would be consistent with the NaN spec (according to wikipedia). However it does not explain why these tests pass in 3.9 and 3.10. Have there been changes in the VM to the way that Floats are represented? For more information: http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/BrokenTests