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Re: sizeof(1L) in preprocesor;How to tell sizeof(double)>sizeof(long) ?

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From: Pete Forman
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 09:52
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>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Schwab <schwab@lamothe.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> writes:
>>>>> "Mark" == Mark Brader <msb@sq.com> writes:

    Mark>    #if LONG_MAX * DBL_EPSILON > 1

    Andreas> This doesn't work as floating point numbers aren't
    Andreas> allowed in #if expressions.

Try changing to something like

    #if LONG_MAX >> DBL_MANT_DIG > 1
-- 
Pete Forman
Western Geophysical
pete.forman@bedford.waii.com
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