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Date: | 2002-05-05 (18:19) |
From: | John Max Skaller <skaller@o...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] string_of_float less accurate than sprintf "%f" ? |
David Chase wrote: > >If someone decides to do this, please contact me, I have >a list of fixes necessary for correct compilation of fdlibm >under Microsoft's incorrect C compilers. Some ninny thought >that the distributive law held true for machine FP, and they >don't constant propagate "funny values" (NaN, -0) properly. > Best not label their compilers "incorrect" -- unless you can quote the paragraph of the ISO C Standard that they violate :-) -- 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