Index: abstract.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/python/dist/src/Objects/abstract.c,v
retrieving revision 2.14
diff -c -r2.14 abstract.c
*** old/Objects/abstract.c	1997/05/20 22:09:08	2.14
--- Objects/abstract.c	1998/04/03 23:36:10
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*** 463,469 ****
  				"pow() requires numeric arguments");
  		return NULL;
  	}
! 	if (PyFloat_Check(w) && PyFloat_AsDouble(v) < 0.0) {
  		if (!PyErr_Occurred())
  		    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
  				    "negative number to float power");
--- 463,470 ----
  				"pow() requires numeric arguments");
  		return NULL;
  	}
! 	if (PyFloat_Check(v) && PyFloat_Check(w) &&
! 	    PyFloat_AsDouble(v) < 0.0) {
  		if (!PyErr_Occurred())
  		    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
  				    "negative number to float power");