From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,4f1dddd3318e056d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-03 06:12:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com (Gautier) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: type declaration and storage requirements Date: 3 Jun 2002 06:12:01 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <17cd177c.0206030512.5c6ca38f@posting.google.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 194.40.39.50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1023109922 6191 127.0.0.1 (3 Jun 2002 13:12:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Jun 2002 13:12:02 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25255 Date: 2002-06-03T13:12:02+00:00 List-Id: 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. ________________________________________________________ Gautier -- http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/gdm/gsoft.htm NB: For a direct answer, address on the Web site!