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Re: Decomposing a FLOAT

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Decomposing a FLOAT
Date 2012-06-02 14:54 -0700
Organization None to speak of
Message-ID <lnr4txfkhq.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <4FC7F751.8080500@verizon.net> <jqbhmm$j0$1@reader1.panix.com> <daa8e22c-1348-4bdc-b986-e5228c269efd@googlegroups.com> <jqd7s9$deh$1@dont-email.me> <pan.2012.06.02.19.41.09.107000@nowhere.com>

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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.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
    Will write code for food.
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    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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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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