From ebdfbce840e37eb0f66f8f323d6bd68fbfd47eef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Bezanson <jeff.bezanson@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:50:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] another float range fix (#2333). thanks to @stevengj

---
 base/range.jl   | 4 +++-
 test/corelib.jl | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/base/range.jl b/base/range.jl
index 398a794c41caf..3018847d5d570 100644
--- a/base/range.jl
+++ b/base/range.jl
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ function colon{T<:Real}(start::T, step::T, stop::T)
             if abs(n-nf) < eps(n)*3
                 # adjust step to try to hit stop exactly
                 step = (stop-start)/(n-1)
+                len = itrunc(n)
+            else
+                len = itrunc(nf)
             end
-            len = itrunc(n)
         else
             n = nf
             len = iround(n)
diff --git a/test/corelib.jl b/test/corelib.jl
index 6eac3e93c6d1b..5210bf67354fa 100644
--- a/test/corelib.jl
+++ b/test/corelib.jl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ r = [5:-1:1]
 @test length(.1:.1:.3) == 3
 @test length(1.1:1.1:3.3) == 3
 @test length(1.1:1.3:3) == 2
+@test length(1:1:1.8) == 1
 
 let
     span = 5:20