On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Terry Lambert wrote: > This is the basis of Bruce's complaint: > > >http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=1099099+0+archive/2002/freebsd-current/20021027.freebsd-current > > | gcc can't actually support the full range, since it doesn't control > | the runtime environement (it could issue a fninit before main() to > | change the default, but it shouldn't and doesn't). The exponent > | range is lost long before printf() is reached. E.g., > | > | long double x= DBL_MAX; > | long double y = 2 * x; > | > | gives +Inf for y since the result is doesn't fit in 53-bit precision. > | The system header correctly reports this default precision. Any header > | genrated by the gcc build should be no different, since the build should > | run in the target environment.
Please forget this wrong example :-). The precision doesn't affect the exponent range. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
