Missing error message when using division on a uint8 type

[Steen Eiler Jørgensen]

Octave version:   3.0.1

Hardware:         Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
                  T7500 @ 2.20GHz
                  2.19 GHz, 1,98 GB of RAM
                  Physical Address Extension

OS:               Microsoft Windows XP
                  Professional
                  Version 2002
                  Service Pack 2

Description:
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    When dividing a uint8 type with e.g. an integer, the rounded result is returned.
    In MatLab, the same operation returns an error message.
    The problem can be worked around by using double(foo); float(foo) does not work.
    
Repeat-By:
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    uint8(11)/3
    
    will yield the result 4, which should obviously have been 3.6667.
    
Fix:
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In MatLab, the same operation results in an error message with the text:

??? Error using ==> /
   Function '/' not defined for variables of class 'uint8'.





 
 
 
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