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Arguments mixed up in documentation of rem_euclid and div_euclid #128857

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fstecker opened this issue Aug 9, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #129480
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Arguments mixed up in documentation of rem_euclid and div_euclid #128857

fstecker opened this issue Aug 9, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #129480
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fstecker commented Aug 9, 2024

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The documentation of rem_euclid and div_euclid for any signed integer type, e.g.: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/primitive.i32.html#method.rem_euclid

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In the "Panics" section it says "This function will panic if rhs is 0 or if self is -1 and rhs is Self::MIN.", but I believe this is the wrong way around: the panic happens on MIN % -1, not on (-1) % MIN, as (correctly) explained in wrapping_rem_euclid and all other related functions.

Also, is there any situation where someone would want rem_euclid over wrapping_rem_euclid? Mathematically, MIN % -1 should really just be 0, that it panics is more of an implementation artifact (the corresponding division MIN / -1 overflows). Maybe it would be a good idea to add something like "If this is a problem, use wrapping_rem_euclid instead." to the documentation of rem_euclid? Though in most applications rhs will probably be positive anyway.

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the error is also present on div_floor and div_ceil.

matthiaskrgr added a commit to matthiaskrgr/rust that referenced this issue Aug 28, 2024
docs: correct panic conditions for rem_euclid and similar functions

fixes rust-lang#128857

also fixes the documentation for functions behind the `int_roundings` feature (rust-lang#88581)
@bors bors closed this as completed in d7e7886 Aug 28, 2024
rust-timer added a commit to rust-lang-ci/rust that referenced this issue Aug 28, 2024
Rollup merge of rust-lang#129480 - lolbinarycat:euclid-docs, r=joboet

docs: correct panic conditions for rem_euclid and similar functions

fixes rust-lang#128857

also fixes the documentation for functions behind the `int_roundings` feature (rust-lang#88581)
github-actions bot pushed a commit to rust-lang/miri that referenced this issue Aug 29, 2024
docs: correct panic conditions for rem_euclid and similar functions

fixes rust-lang/rust#128857

also fixes the documentation for functions behind the `int_roundings` feature (#88581)
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