floating point constants_(re)

Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:22:35 +0100

Jesper Lund wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Why do these lines not compile?
> >
> >Const MAXDOUBLE   = 1.79769313486231570e + 308;
> >Const MINDOUBLE   = 2.22507385850720140e - 308;
> >Const MAXFLOAT    = 3.40282346638528860e + 38;
> >Const MINFLOAT    = 1.17549435082228750e - 38;
> >
> 
> GPC doesn't like the spaces between e and +.  Use
> 
>   1.79e+308
> 
> instead of
> 
>   1.79e + 308

You were right. How odd!

> (I am not sure what the official Pascal standard says about this;

Me neither.

> Borland Pascal accepts the spaces).

Then perhaps GPC also should ?

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