Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:32:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: MAXDOUBLE and values.h? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808251831550.825-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199808260120.VAA03694@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
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On Tue, 25 Aug 1998, Garrett Wollman wrote: > <<On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:39:21 +0000, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> said: > > > You should use <sys/limits.h>, and MAXDOUBLE will come out of the > > machine-specific headers in <machine/> > > <style lang="en" variant="bde"> > No. The header file you mentioned is called <limits.h>, but it is > for integer limits only. Floating-point limits are located in > <float.h>, where `MAXDOUBLE' is spelled `DBL_MAX'. > </style> Ahh. Is DBL_MAX a portable thing? Like, can I assume it complies to some obscure ANSI, POSIX or Linux standard? Or should I use another FreeBSD ifdef? - alex | "Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern | | technology. Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat." | | Powered by FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org/ | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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