October 2003 - Glasgow-haskell-users

RE: Reading Floats
by Simon Peyton-Jones 06 Oct '03

06 Oct '03

It's a definite bug. It'll be fixed in 6.02. Thanks for reporting it. Simon | -----Original Message----- | From: glasgow-haskell-users-bounces(a)haskell.org [mailto:glasgow-haskell-users- | bounces(a)haskell.org] On Behalf Of ketil+haskell(a)ii.uib.no | Sent: 03 October 2003 10:08 | To: glasgow-haskell-users(a)haskell.org | Subject: Reading Floats | | | Hi, | | I recently encountered something I found a bit peculiar when reading | floats from strings. Leading zeroes seem okay, as long as there is no | decimal point. To wit: | | Main> (map read ["1.0", "00000", "01", "01.0"]) :: [Float] | [1.0,0.0,1.0,*** Exception: Prelude.read: no parse | | Neither is leading decimal point allowed: | | Main> (read ".01") :: Float | *** Exception: Prelude.read: no parse | | Is this how it's supposed to be? | | -kzm | -- | If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants | _______________________________________________ | Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list | Glasgow-haskell-users(a)haskell.org | http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users

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force garbage collection?
by Abraham Egnor 05 Oct '03

05 Oct '03

Is there any way to force collection of all unreachable data structures? Abe

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Reading Floats
by ketil+haskell＠ii.uib.no 03 Oct '03

03 Oct '03

Hi, I recently encountered something I found a bit peculiar when reading floats from strings. Leading zeroes seem okay, as long as there is no decimal point. To wit: Main> (map read ["1.0", "00000", "01", "01.0"]) :: [Float] [1.0,0.0,1.0,*** Exception: Prelude.read: no parse Neither is leading decimal point allowed: Main> (read ".01") :: Float *** Exception: Prelude.read: no parse Is this how it's supposed to be? -kzm -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants

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Pre-Call for Contributions -- HC&A Report (November 2003 edition)
by C.Reinke 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

[apologies for multiple copies - experience has shown that not all Haskellers can be reached via the main Haskell list anymore] An entry for your diaries (no other action required right now): ------------------------------Pre-Call-------------------------------- Your contributions to the November 2003 edition of the Haskell Communities & Activities Report will be invited soon. http://www.haskell.org/communities/ Submissions are welcome between 20th and 31st of October ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The real Call for Contributions will follow closer to the submission window, in about two weeks. This is just an early warning. You will need to plan about 15 minutes for composing your contribution, which would be a brief, ASCII-format, description of your Haskell activities (see earlier editions for plenty of examples). Cheers, Claus (current editor of HC&A Reports)

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I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
by MR.WANG QIN 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

FROM THE DESK OF: MR.WANG QIN HANG SENG BANK LTD. DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH CENTRAL HONG KONG HONG KONG. Dear Friend, I am MR.WANG QIN, credit officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd; I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6, 1998, a British Oil consultant/ contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr. Smith Lawrence made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$28,000,000.00 (Twenty-eight Million Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Hong Kong Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. Smith Lawrence died from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he died with out making a WILL,and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Smith Lawrence did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$28,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Hong Kong,at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of Kin to Mr. Smith Lawrence so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the Hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide Immediately your full names and address so th at the attorney will prepare the necessary Documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the Necessary documents and letter of probate/ administration in your favour for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 85% for me and 15% for you. There is no risk at all as the attorney will do all the paperwork for this transaction and my position as the credit officer guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via my emailbox Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be Most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in Your country. Awaiting your urgent reply. Thanks and regards. MR.WANG QIN

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DONATION FOR THE LORD
by serenajones＠indiatimes.com 30 Sep '03

30 Sep '03

From: Mrs Serena Jones PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USED IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD. I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Dr. Harry Jones who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Co ast for nine years before he died in the year 2000. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died a fter a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christia ns.Since his death I decided not to re- marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bi ble is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$8.6Million (Eight Million six hundred thousand U.S. D ollars) with one finance/security company in Amsterderm Hollan d. Presently, this money is still with the Security Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most i s my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a christian individ ual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruc t here in. I want a church that will use this fund to fund chu rches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and t o ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don?t have any child that wil l inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christi ans and I don?t want my husband?s hard earned money to be misu sed by unbelievers. I don?t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know whe re I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of th e Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don?t need any telephone communi cation in this regard because of my health because of the pres ence of my husband?s relatives around me always. I don?t want them to know about this development. With God all things are p ossible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/Security Company in Amsterderm Holland . I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoe ver that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any d elay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a chuch or christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hearing from you. N.B- PLEASE I WILL ADVICE YOU TO GIVE THE LAWYER IN CHARGE A CALL I N HOLLAND IMMEDIATELY, HE DOES EVERYTHING ON MY BEHALF AND HE' S VERY UNDERSTANDING AND I BELIEVE HE WILL LEAD YOU TO YOUR SU CCESS IN JESUS NAME, THE LAWYER'S NAME IS PAULSON,PHONE NUMBER IS 00-31-630-854-650. Remain blessed in the name of the Lord. Yours in Christ, Mrs Serena Jones

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