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Subject: Re: Fixed Point number mul, is it a bug?
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On Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:49:47 PM UTC+2, Adam Beneschan wrote:

> To elaborate a bit, the RM says that the 'Small of the type *must* be a p=
ower of two if not specified (3.5.9(8)).  The 'Small has to be no greater t=
han the specified delta, and most compilers would choose the largest power =
of 2 that is <=3D the delta.  (This applies only to ordinary fixed-point ty=
pes, not those with "digits" in the declaration.)  Shark8 showed how you ca=
n specify the 'Small, although that isn't completely portable because it's =
allowable for compilers not to let you specify a 'Small that isn't a power =
of 2 (3.5.9(21)). =20
>                               -- Adam

To elaborate on this: Adam is of course right, but I doubt that any compile=
r that has decimal fixed points will reject the specification of a small th=
at is a power of ten.