doc/spec.md: fix mistake regarding sign of x % y (#339)

See https://github.com/bazelbuild/starlark/issues/148
for change to Starlark spec.

Updates https://github.com/bazelbuild/starlark/issues/148

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/spec.md b/doc/spec.md
index 0460285..15be009 100644
--- a/doc/spec.md
+++ b/doc/spec.md
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ The `*` operator performs multiplication.
 The `//` and `%` operations on integers compute floored division and
 remainder of floored division, respectively.
 If the signs of the operands differ, the sign of the remainder `x % y`
-matches that of the dividend, `x`.
+matches that of the divisor, `y`.
 For all finite x and y (y ≠ 0), `(x // y) * y + (x % y) == x`.
 The `/` operator implements real division, and
 yields a `float` result even when its operands are both of type `int`.
@@ -591,6 +591,11 @@ integer value not greater than `x / y`.
 Although the resulting number is integral, it is represented as a
 `float` if either operand is a `float`.
 
+The `%` operation computes the remainder of floored division.
+As with the corresponding operation on integers,
+if the signs of the operands differ, the sign of the remainder `x % y`
+matches that of the divisor, `y`.
+
 The infinite float values `+Inf` and `-Inf` represent numbers
 greater/less than all finite float values.