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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Overloading procedures with Float and Long_Float types
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Luke Guest <lguest@bubball.com> wrote on 08/03/2004 (16:25) :
> If I only provide one, the Long_Float/GLdouble variant, I'll either have to
> cast it down to GLfloat and use the fast function or use the slower
> function. Not an option. It's designed that way for a reason.

And the reason is? How does this work in C/C++ that doesn't even have
types...

I think the design is flawed.

Either it should be:

   Translate_Double ( );

   or

   Double.Translate ( );

etc...

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