The search of infinity continues, this time simplified.

p4raw-id: //depot/cfgperl@6056

diff --git a/lib/Math/Complex.pm b/lib/Math/Complex.pm
index daf190e..82872b7 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Math/Complex.pm
+++ b/lib/Math/Complex.pm
@@ -12,14 +12,9 @@ $VERSION = "1.30";
 our($VERSION, @ISA, @EXPORT, %EXPORT_TAGS, $Inf);
 
 BEGIN {
-    eval { require POSIX; import POSIX 'HUGE_VAL' };
-    if (exists &HUGE_VAL) {
-       $Inf = sprintf "%g", &HUGE_VAL;
-    } else {   
-       my $e = $!;
-       $Inf = CORE::exp(CORE::exp(30));
-       $! = $e; # Clear ERANGE.
-    }
+    my $e = $!;
+    $Inf = CORE::exp(CORE::exp(30)); # We do want an arithmetic overflow.
+    $! = $e; # Clear ERANGE.
     undef $Inf unless $Inf =~ /^inf(?:inity)?$/i; # Inf INF inf Infinity
     $Inf = "Inf" if !defined $Inf || !($Inf > 0); # Desperation.
 }