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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA29 ; Wed, 27 Jan 93 13:11:09 EST Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!ira.uka.de!math.fu-berlin.de!news.netmbx.de!Germany.EU.net!mcsun!sunic!dkuug!flshub!phk From: phk@data.fls.dk (P-HK/Poul-Henning Kamp) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Correct values for float.h, compiling gcc-2.3.3 Message-ID: <1993Jan26.083016.13402@data.fls.dk> Date: 26 Jan 93 08:30:16 GMT References: <1993Jan25.152028.10017@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM> Organization: FLS Data A/S, Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark. Lines: 21 bsd@yrloc.ipsa.reuter.COM (Brian de Alwis) writes: >What exactly are the correct values for <float.h>? >This problem has come up while attempting to compile gcc-2.3.3 (are >there any patches out there? I couldn't find any, with my limited >resources here). It seems that the build proceeds with no problems >until enquire.c is compiled with the new xgcc. On line 2307, it >craps out with a `floating point constant out of range'. I haven't >had too much time to look at any further. The problem lies with [efsv]printf and very small numbers, like the smallest normalised number 2.225073858507201383090232717332404064219e-308 and the next smaller 2.22507385850720088902458687608585988765e-308 comming out the same. -- phk@data.fls.dk || The seven hazards of computing: Poul-Henning Kamp || The hardware, the software, the supplier FLS DATA A/S, Denmark || the application, the user, the operator Phone: (+45) 36 18 12 35 || and the data. Stan Kelly-Bootle