Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 15:43:13 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Fortran / C compiler precision and code pack and Converters
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> From: "Mr. Veli Suorsa" <VJSuorsa AT Surfeu DOT Fi>
> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:23:58 +0200
> >
> >No, it is not a bug.  FWIW, I've seen such cases quite a 
> What does FWIW means (heave a deep sigh, I presume)?

For What It's Worth.

> >few times. It is simply a consequence of finite precision
> >of floating-point numbers.
> 
> Program was just a test from book. Compilers finite precision differ
> from each other.

To some extent, yes.  However, almost all of them give about the same
6.5 siginificant digits for REAL variables.

> Converters
> ----------
> 
> Where can I find converters or translators
> 
> Pascal - > C
> Fortran - > C
> Qbasic - > C
> Basic - > C
> Java - > C
> Sql - > C
> C - > C++
> 
> I ask thiis, because in my own "museum", I have about 20 000 lines perfect and
> tested code to convert to C/ C++.

I think there's a Pascal to C converted (p2c) on the DJGPP sites on
SImTel.NET.