Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/03/03/03:06:42
On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Erik Max Francis wrote:
> > It says (in a fragment you didn't quote) that when
> > the `e' style would result in a sufficiently small exponent, `f' style
> > should be used. This is all okay, and DJGPP's libc does just that: it
> > prints a number like if you said "%11.9f".
>
> Where does it say this?
In the same para 7.9.6.1, where it describes the `g' and `G'
specifiers.
> In fact, it _shouldn't_ do this for the `e' (or
> `E'), because it means "I always want it in exponential notation no
> matter what." Or did you mean `g'?
I meant, if `g' is used, then when `e' style would result... etc.
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