Why does mathn kill this method?

Ruby
1

Really stumped here.

def sum_digits(n)
sum = 0
while n>0
sum += n % 10
n /= 10
end
sum
end

STDOUT.sync=true

puts sum_digits(12) #=> 3

require ‘mathn’
puts sum_digits(12) # hangs

What am I doing wrong?

2

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Siep K. [email protected]
wrote:

STDOUT.sync=true

puts sum_digits(12) #=> 3

require ‘mathn’
puts sum_digits(12) # hangs

What am I doing wrong?

This should illustrate the problem:

irb(main):001:0> require ‘mathn’
=> true
irb(main):002:0> n = 10
=> 10
irb(main):003:0> n /= 10
=> 1
irb(main):004:0> n /= 10
=> 1/10
irb(main):005:0> n /= 10
=> 1/100

The solution:

def sum_digits(n)
sum = 0
while n>0
sum += n % 10
n = n.div 10
end
sum
end

3

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:16 AM, Siep K. [email protected]
wrote:

STDOUT.sync=true

puts sum_digits(12) #=> 3

require ‘mathn’
puts sum_digits(12) # hangs

n /= 10 just keeps making n into a smaller and smaller rational. it
never reaches 0

martin

4

Martin DeMello wrote:

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:16 AM, Siep K. [email protected]
wrote:

STDOUT.sync=true

puts sum_digits(12) #=> 3

require ‘mathn’
puts sum_digits(12) # hangs

n /= 10 just keeps making n into a smaller and smaller rational. it
never reaches 0

martin

Yes, that’s clear. Thanks for the help (real fast), Christopher and
Martin.

Siep