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Re: GCC 3.0.3 PRs
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot COM>
- To: bkoz at redhat dot com (Benjamin Kosnik)
- Cc: jbuck at synopsys dot COM (Joe Buck),mark at codesourcery dot com (Mark Mitchell),gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org (gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org),toon at moene dot indiv dot nluug dot nl (toon at moene dot indiv dot nluug dot nl)
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 11:26:11 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: Re: GCC 3.0.3 PRs
> > There's already a fix in the trunk, but it appears to be incorrect and slow.
>
> If it's incorrect, file a bug report in GNATS.
The audit trail for 3720 already has a claim of a bug report:
> 3. Trying the code, input of std::numeric_limits<T>::max() in octal or
> hex doesn't appear to work for integers, e.g. reading 017777777777
> into a long on x86 doesn't work, it appears to accept one character
> too few. Decimal works.
You wrote:
> Not quite sure what you mean here, can you provide this problem
> statement in C++ please.
He's saying that trying to read 017777777777 into a long does not work.
Seems clear to me ... but someone else (Paolo?) said that he couldn't
duplicate the report. I will try it myself after lunch today.
Joe