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Re: Those patches Re: $[ 09.5 ] -- bad math expression

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From: Peter Stephenson <p.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Those patches Re: $[ 09.5 ] -- bad math expression
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:07:14 +0000
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On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:52:26 -0800
Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We have two patches for this.  PWS (users/17447) seems to have found
> a bug with OCTAL_ZEROES that my patch (17445) won't address, though
> I'm not sure what that bug is.

I don't believe that any more.  The code is just skipping leading zeroes
for floating point constants in an ever so slightly obscure way.
My change makes it a bit clearer but less efficient.  I don't think
there's any problem with your change.

pws

References:
- Those patches Re: $[ 09.5 ] -- bad math expression
  - From: Bart Schaefer

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