> Groff throws a *lot* of curves like that at users, particularly
> macro writers. The problem extends beyond the simply incorrect
> computation
>
> .nr temp 7/3 --> \n[temp]=2
Well, `.nr' defines an integer register, so this is really OK. On the
other hand, depending on the register, `\n' returns either an integer
number or a string(!), so I can imagine to overload it again to return
a decimal floating point number, too, in case a new request gets
introduced to define such registers:
.nrd temp 7/3 --> \n[temp]=2.33333333
Of course, the devil is in the details, especially the interaction
with other requests, so whoever is going to implement that will have a
lot to do :-)
Werner
