Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From: design AT netcom DOT com (Chris Waters)
Subject: Re: Problems with DJGPP V2.01 - atof() function
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Organization: Design and Delivery
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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 05:15:38 GMT
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In article <32A23A40 DOT 4AEB AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>,
Leath Muller  <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au> wrote:

>> > Floating point numbers are not exactly represented; you will see
>> > rounding errors.

>> That's the problem exactly.

>Eli, can this go in the FAQ??? The reason being that I think all this
>mail has just solved one of my problems I am having at the moment. Good
>timing too, I nearly threw the computer out the window last night!!! :)

This isn't a djgpp problem, or even a gcc problem, it's true on any
system which uses floating point, from Fortran to VB, and from Crays to
pocket calculators.