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authorPeter Stephenson <pws@zsh.org>2015-01-15 13:52:08 +0000
committerPeter Stephenson <pws@zsh.org>2015-01-15 13:52:40 +0000
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34280: more widespread use of FORCE_FLOAT.
Add the case of variables read for use in arithmetic expressions.
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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo b/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
index 076aaf44f..8a0222cfd 100644
--- a/Doc/Zsh/options.yo
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@@ -496,9 +496,10 @@ pindex(NOFORCEFLOAT)
 cindex(floating point, forcing use of)
 cindex(forcing use of floating point)
 item(tt(FORCE_FLOAT))(
-Constants in arithmetic evaluation will be treated as floating point
-even without the use of a decimal point.  Integers in any base
-will be converted.
+Constants in arithmetic evaluation will be treated as
+floating point even without the use of a decimal point; the
+values of integer variables will be converted to floating point when
+used in arithmetic expressions.  Integers in any base will be converted.
 )
 pindex(GLOB)
 pindex(NO_GLOB)