Subject: [bug#56558] [PATCH] build: Simpler percentage calculation.

From: Liliana Marie Prikler <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:22:16 +0200

Am Donnerstag, dem 14.07.2022 um 16:58 +0200 schrieb raingloom:
> * build-aux/compile-all (%): Simpler calculation that avoids
> intermediate float.
> ---
>  build-aux/compile-all.scm | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/build-aux/compile-all.scm b/build-aux/compile-all.scm
> index 9ffbce43ad..6fdbe0dea8 100644
> --- a/build-aux/compile-all.scm
> +++ b/build-aux/compile-all.scm
> @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ (define (parallel-job-count*)
>  
>  (define (% completed total)
>    "Return the completion percentage of COMPLETED over TOTAL as an
> integer."
> -  (inexact->exact (round (* 100. (/ completed total)))))
> +  (quotient (* 100 completed) total))
I am fairly certain that this changes the semantics of %.  Try for
example (% 23 24).

Cheers