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From: David Richards
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 18:45

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Hello folks - here's the problem:

#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
   long double ldb = 22343546554.435551;
   printf("ldb = %f\n", ldb);
}

compile with: gcc -o longd longd.c
BUT THE OUTPUT READS: ldb = 8.500005

Forgive me if I'm dreaming but it looks like a bug to me!!
Am I missing something that's so painfully obvious that an
amoeba could see it?!#%@^??
I'm running on NeXT 3.1- when using cc this doesn't  
happen.
Dave Richards

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