Problem with definition of real_width?

[chris hermansen]

Hello all,

I believe there is an error in the definition of the constant real_width in
GNU Algol 68.

The value of that constant seems to be 24.

However if I calculate the value using the formula from the Revised Report
§10.3.2.1 p 163

1 - S entier(L ln (L small real) / L ln (L 10));

I get 8.

The number 24 looks like it might be the number of bits in the significand,
rather than

the smallest integral value such that different strings are produced by
> conversion of '1.0' and of '1.0 + L small real' using the pattern d. n(L
> real width - l)d


which is the explanation of the semantics of real_width (same page of the
RR).

But maybe I'm missing something?

Thanks in advance for clarifying this!
-- 
Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com

C'est ma façon de parler.
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