Re: type declaration and storage requirements

[gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com (Gautier)]

Russ:

> It's like going to a bank where they ask you, "What is the minimum
> amount of money you wish to withdraw?" If you ask for $100 or less,
> you get $100, but if you ask for more than $100, you get $200. What is
> the point of pretending that you get to specify the amount precisely
> if you don't? Wouldn't it make more sense to just ask if you want $100
> or $200?

In that case you choose Float or Long_Float and you are happy, don't you ?
Well, are there specifications about Float and Long_Float in the Manual ?

BTW, your bank dialogue can be simulated by trying to compile with
some precision, see what the compiler finds and adjust according
to a precision/storage trade-off convenient to you.

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