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Article #514Re: Problems with float variables in C
From: Joe Durusau
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:23
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 03:23
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What is your problem with the output? Did you ask for E format and get F instead? Do think that the sign is wrong? Ther is nothing inherently wrong with an answer like the one you got. Can you post a (10 lines or less) example and state why you think that the answer is wrong? Speaking only for myself, Joe Durusau Rishabh Gupta wrote: > > Hi all, > I've been getting really strange results in my program when I use very > small float values. For example, I check for 0.0 in case of division by zero > errors but I still get the error. I also get other strange results > like -0.0000...... (although I'm guessing that its just not displaying all > the digits) > My system is > Pentium II 500 Mhz, 128MB > Linux Mandrake 8.0 > I have checked my program repeatedly and I can't find anything wrong with it > (its not even very complicated). Could the problem be a bug in the compiler > (GCC) or is it just supposed to do this? > > If anyone can help I would be very greatful. > Many Thanks!! > > Rishabh > -- > comp.lang.c.moderated - moderation address: clcm@plethora.net -- comp.lang.c.moderated - moderation address: clcm@plethora.net
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