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In article AA02949@aaron.music.qc.edu, richards@aaron.music.qc.edu (David Richards) writes:
>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

The format %f is for doubles not long doubles. If your compiler makes 
long doubles and doubles the same then you will not notice the error.
I don't know what the format should be - probably something like %lf

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