R-alpha: Re: Re(1i) = 2.4976e-307

[Ross Ihaka]

Martin Maechler writes:
 > It is really not 'Re',
 > but the parser for complex constants which is at fault:
 > 
 > > 1i - complex(imag=1)
 > [1] 2.497599e-307+0i

This is an error in the function mkComplex.  It sets the imaginary
part, but leaves the real part uninitialized.
	Ross
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