Re: GNU Forth has a floating point floor word, but not floating point ceiling word?

Date	2026-04-24 11:14 +1000
Subject	Re: GNU Forth has a floating point floor word, but not floating point ceiling word?
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On 24/04/2026 9:11 am, Buzz McCool wrote:
> $ gforth
> Gforth 0.7.9_20260324
> ...
> Type `help' for basic help
> 
> 1.9e floor  ok f:1
> f. 1.  ok
> 
> 1.9e fceil
> *the terminal*:6:6: error: Undefined word
> 1.9e >>>fceil<<<
> Backtrace:
> /usr/share/gforth/0.7.9_20260324/kernel/recognizer.fs:124:35:  0 $7DFF9A013568 throw

: fceil ( r1 -- r2 )  fnegate floor fnegate ;  ok
1.9e fceil f. 2.  ok
-1.9e fceil f. -1.  ok

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  Re: GNU Forth has a floating point floor word, but not floating point ceiling word? dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-04-24 11:14 +1000
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