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Dividing with BigDecimal - Ruby 1.9.3 vs. Ruby 2.1.0
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bigdecimal-with-1-9-3.rb
# Using Ruby 1.9.3 on OS X, installed via rbenv
~ $ irb
irb(main):001:0> require "bigdecimal"
true
irb(main):002:0> BigDecimal("0.2") / BigDecimal("0.5")
0.4
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bigdecimal-with-2.1.0.rb
# Using Ruby 2.1.0 on OS X, installed via rbenv
~ $ irb
irb(main):001:0> require "bigdecimal"
true
irb(main):002:0> BigDecimal("0.2") / BigDecimal("0.5")
0.0
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latest-bigdecimal-with-2-1-0.rb
# Using Ruby 2.1.0 with bigdecimal v1.2.5
~ $ irb
irb(main):001:0> gem "bigdecimal", "=1.2.5"
true
irb(main):002:0> require "bigdecimal"
true
irb(main):003:0> BigDecimal("0.2") / BigDecimal("0.5")
0.4
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Solution: Gem "bigdecimal" <= v1.2.3 is broken, bug is fixed in v1.2.4
https://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/4419577

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