On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 01:10:05PM -0600, Jonathan Scott Duff wrote: > On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 06:38:08PM +0000, Andrew Wilson wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 07:26:06PM +0100, Angel Faus wrote: >>> For example, the integer 30 can be written in hexadecimal base in two >>> equivalent ways: >>> >>> my $x = 16:1D >>> my $x = 16:1.14 >>> >>> These two representations are incompatible, so writing something like >>> C<16:D.13> will generate a compile-time error. >> >> So, can we specify floats in other bases? > > Why would you want to?
Personally I wouldn't. That doesn't mean it's not useful to someone. andrew -- Capricorn: (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) You will be chained to a rock, upon which eagles will devour your liver for all eternity, after you steal the secret of a great marinara sauce from the gods.
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