Re: Decomposing a FLOAT

From	Raj Pashwar <raj121190@hotmail.NOSPAM.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Decomposing a FLOAT
Date	2012-06-03 08:11 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:54:09 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

> Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> writes:
>> On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:27:20 -0400, James Kuyper wrote:
>>> I doubt it was a typedef, I think it was just a failure to be
>>> adequately aware of C's case-sensitivity.
>>
>> Or maybe it's just a case of conventional usage of capitals as a form
>> of emphasis (you can't use boldface in plain text and using HTML on
>> usenet is frowned upon). In much the same way that posters often use
>> quotes without necessarily meaning a C string literal.
> 
> Whatever the OP meant, I hope he understands by now that referring to
> the type "float" as "FLOAT" is not a good idea.

Yes, thanks :-)

In fact John Kupyer was right : on my system FLOAT is a type-def for long 
double.

Cheers Raj

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Decomposing a FLOAT Raj Pashwar <raj121190@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2012-05-31 20:59 +0000
  Re: Decomposing a FLOAT "Steven G. Kargl" <sgk@REMOVEtroutmask.apl.washington.edu> - 2012-05-31 21:44 +0000
    Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-05-31 22:59 +0100
  Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2012-05-31 22:04 +0000
  Re: Decomposing a FLOAT James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-05-31 18:57 -0400
    Re: Decomposing a FLOAT jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-06-01 23:02 +0000
      Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-06-01 16:17 -0700
        Re: Decomposing a FLOAT James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-02 10:27 -0400
          Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-06-02 20:41 +0100
            Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-06-02 14:54 -0700
              Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Raj Pashwar <raj121190@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2012-06-03 08:11 +0000
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-03 08:33 -0400
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Raj Pashwar <raj121190@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2012-06-03 22:06 +0000
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-06-04 10:28 +1200
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-06-03 19:46 -0400
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-03 08:51 -0400
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-06-03 07:48 -0700
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-03 16:17 -0400
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-06-03 13:43 -0700
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Raj Pashwar <raj121190@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2012-06-03 22:06 +0000
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-06-04 10:30 +1200
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-03 21:12 -0400
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-06-04 12:20 -0700
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-06-05 03:54 -0700
                Re: Decomposing a FLOAT James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-06-05 08:11 -0400
      Re: Decomposing a FLOAT gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2012-06-02 00:03 +0000
        Re: Decomposing a FLOAT jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-06-02 00:38 +0000

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