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Article #719Re: atof() problem in Turbo C 2.0
From: John Bruno
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 1990 16:23
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 1990 16:23
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In article <1990Jun11.195944.26213@wuphys.wustl.edu> marty@wuphys.UUCP (Marty Olevitch) writes:
>Here is something I've just noticed in using the atof() library routine in
>Turbo C 2.0. When the following test program is compiled with the "-DWEIRD"
>option, the correct answer is printed. However, when "WEIRD" is not
>#defined, the error message "scanf : floating point formats not linked" is
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>printed at runtime. Does the compilation of the sscanf() load in some other
>code needed for atof()? If so, how do I get this code loaded without the
>dummy call to sscanf() (which in the example is never executed).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Marty Olevitch Internet: marty@wuphys.wustl.edu
>Washington University UUCP: uunet!wugate!wuphys!marty
>Physics Department, Campus Box 1105 Bitnet: marty@wuphys.WUSTL
>St Louis MO 63130 USA Tel: (314) 889-6285
>
> [Short program that calls atof() deleted]
Page 380 Turbo-C User's Guide (Using Floating Point Libraries)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!rutgers!njin!uupsi!rodan!jfbruno From: jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: atof() problem in Turbo C 2.0 Summary: RTFM Message-ID: <3702@rodan.acs.syr.edu> Date: 12 Jun 90 16:23:55 GMT References: <1990Jun11.195944.26213@wuphys.wustl.edu> Reply-To: jfbruno@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John Bruno) Organization: Integrated Healthcare Technologies, Inc. Lines: 21