PATCH: Math news not quite as it happens

[Peter Stephenson <p.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Finally for this morning...  I've forgotten how long it's been since the
last release...

pws


diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 55b1be7..44bf6b9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ Changes from 5.0.7 to 5.0.8
   as a reference to a variable, e.g. ${(ps.$sep.)foo} to split $foo
   on a string given by $sep.
 
+- The option FORCE_FLOAT now forces variables, not just constants,
+  to floating point in arithmetic expressions.
+
+- The type of an assignment in arithmetic expressions, e.g. the
+  type seen by the variable res in $(( res = a = b )), is now
+  more logical and C-like.
+
 - The default binding of 'u' in vi command mode has changed to undo
   multiple changes when invoked repeatedly. '^R' is now bound to redo
   changes. To revert to toggling of the last edit use:


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