From: "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
Subject: Re: precise floats
Date: 1998/08/04
Date: 1998-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <im$L#2$v9GA.205@samson.airnet.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 6q7vtb$jk$1@heliodor.xara.net
Bob Fletcher wrote in message <6q7vtb$jk$1@heliodor.xara.net>...
>What is the best way to define a float type that has greater precision,
>(like a lot greater), than the default one? Is there a simple way to do
>this?
Well, whether it's simple depends on several things, e.g.:
About what platform do you speak?
Which compiler?
How much is a _lot_ more?
For example, for some platform/compiler combinations, IEEE 32-bit floats are
the default Float type, while Long_Float is IEEE 64-bit. Is 64-bit a _lot_
more than 32?
If you want something more than what is supported by the hardware, then it
certainly is no longer simple. I don't know whether there are any arbitrary
precision Ada packages around.
David C. Hoos, Sr.
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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-08-04 0:00 precise floats Bob Fletcher
1998-08-04 0:00 ` Christopher Green
1998-08-04 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr. [this message]
1998-08-05 0:00 ` Bob Fletcher
1998-08-04 0:00 ` Corey Ashford
1998-08-04 0:00 ` Corey Ashford
1998-08-05 0:00 ` Frank Klemm
1998-08-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-08-06 0:00 ` dennison
1998-08-07 0:00 ` paul.english
1998-08-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-08-12 0:00 ` Kevin Radke
1998-08-25 0:00 ` Gene Ouye
1998-08-10 0:00 ` dennison
1998-08-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-08-07 0:00 ` Tom Weis
1998-08-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1998-08-05 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-08-09 0:00 ` Bob Fletcher
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1998-08-06 0:00 Robert Dewar
1998-08-06 0:00 ` Corey Ashford
1998-08-06 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1998-08-07 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1998-08-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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