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[Caml-list] string_of_float less accurate than sprintf "%f" ?
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| From: | John Max Skaller <skaller@o...> |
| Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] string_of_float less accurate than sprintf "%f" ? |
Beck01, Wolfgang wrote: >Hello, > >while doing some time measurements with Unix.gettimeofday() I >discovered a problem with string_of_float: > ># string_of_float 123456789.123456789;; >- : string = "123456789.123" > There's another problem too: # string_of_float 42.0;; - : string = "42" The result isn't an ocaml float literal. -- John Max Skaller, mailto:skaller@ozemail.com.au snail:10/1 Toxteth Rd, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia. voice:61-2-9660-0850 ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners