Re: gnu software bugs - long double

[Mischa Baars <mjbaars1977 at gmail dot com>]

On 11/02/2013 11:06 PM, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On 2 November 2013 21:52, Mischa Baars wrote:
> > You are mistaken :)
> >
> > Indeed some rational numbers can only be represented up to a certain number
> > of bits, like 1 / 3. Others can be exactly represented, like 1 / 8.
> >
> > All real numbers, and therefore all rational numbers, can be represented up
> > to a certain number of bits.
> i.e. not exactly.
>
> > Converting 1.1 from string to double should not be a problem.
> That's not what your program does. It converts (long double)1.1, which
> is not equal to 1.1, to a string.

I'm trying to pass a completely normal value to the debugger and to the 
standard output, and do not convert any value to a string.

> The fact you don't understand doesn't mean the compiler has a bug, and
> this is off topic for this mailing list. You've been asked before to
> use gcc-help for this sort of email, instead of reporting "bugs" that
> are actually just your incorrect assumptions.