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[Bug c/50773] float values are printed with greater precision than the float data type has when given as an argument to printf()
- From: "rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:05:56 +0000
- Subject: [Bug c/50773] float values are printed with greater precision than the float data type has when given as an argument to printf()
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- References: <bug-50773-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50773
Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
Resolution| |INVALID
--- Comment #1 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-10-18 10:05:56 UTC ---
%f prints doubles, float arguments to variadic argument functions are promoted
to double (thus, you can't print a "float" value with printf)