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Re: Motion P1788/M0051:IntervalLiteralsText -- discussion period begins

I wrote:
> In 12.11.2 (b), hexadecimal form, it states that the exponent field is
> optional.  I don't know about C99, but in 754-2008 it is *required*.
>
> Well, atof() does accept hex literals without an exponent, so perhaps
> it is ok -- but be careful when mentioning 754-2008 here.

Literal hexadecimal floating-point constants in C do require an exponent:
  mh4y.c:13:42: error: hexadecimal floating constants require an exponent
(gcc under Linux)

  Michel.
---Sent: 2013-10-23 01:04:47 UTC