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From: invalid AT erehwon DOT invalid (Graaagh the Mighty)
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Subject: Re: DJGPP reserves wrong int size
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>>Now please stop spouting your "numerical wisdom" and give some real,
>>usable information about what might cause what was observed, given
>>that all I did was assign some numbers to some doubles/long doubles
>>and perform a few arithmetic operations on them -- not even inside of
>>a loop.
>
>I can't speak for Eli, but you sure have a strange way of asking for
>help. I don't know how Eli will respond but I'm not interested in
>doing your homework. The "numerical wisdom" is the result of some very
>serious study by people who aren't afraid of "bucky bits". 

My complaint should have been stated more clearly I suppose.
Specifically, he was being extremely vague, not offering any kind of
guidance other than the vague implication that there was *something*
the matter with my code.


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"There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of." -- 1980
"This antitrust thing will blow over." -- 1998
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