[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1172: abs does not work with -maxint

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#1172: abs does not work with -maxint
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 Reporter:  etu         |       Owner:  somebody      
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  needs_decision
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:                
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  1.2.1         
 Keywords:              |  
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Comment(by rgommers):

 I agree with Charles comment in that thread:
 {{{
 This is hardware integer math. It has it's own definition, and
 apparently abs(-128) = -128.
 }}}
 Returning 127 makes no sense, returning another dtype would be
 inconsistent. The only alternative to -128 imho is to just say the
 operation is undefined and throw an error.

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