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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:44:36 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: strto{d,f,ld}, inf and nan patch
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Hello.

ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se wrote:
> 
> According to Eli Zaretskii:
> > It's okay, except that "inf", "nan", and the like should be in @code,
> > like this:
> >
> >   @findex strtod AT r{, @code{inf} and @code{nan} in input}
> 
> Should it be added to ``Inf´´ (-> ``@code{Inf}'') as well?

I think it should be @code{Inf} instead of ``Inf''.

> I'm not too happy with the current formulation about
> caseinsensitivity:
> The functions @code{strtod}, @code{strtof}, @code{strtold} and
> @code{_strtold} now understand ``Inf'', ``Infinity'', ``NaN'',
> ``NaN(<anything>)'' and their variations in case in the input string.
> 
> English speakers speak up.

Instead of:

    "and their variations in case in the input string"

I suggest:

    "and any variations of case"

Bye, Rich =]

PS: Yes, I did get your allegedly 8-bit encoded message.

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]