From:	moshier AT mediaone DOT net ()
Subject:	Re: long double library for 2.02
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Date:	Sun, 01 Nov 1998 19:43:16 GMT
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Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il) wrote:
: On 31 Oct 1998 sl AT psycode DOT com DOT REMOVE_THIS wrote:
  ...
: > 	I'm just wondering.. Why isn't this implemented directly into DJGPP 
: > 2.02 in order to comply with the standard?

: The current version is NOT in violation of the standard,
  ...

Accuracy of decimal string conversion for the double extended format is
specified by ANSI/IEEE Std 854-1987, paragraph 5.6.

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