Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 20:09:34 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: David Schultz <das@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/stdio printf.3 Message-ID: <20040119090934.GB2708@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <200401190828.i0J8SUsY040770@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200401190828.i0J8SUsY040770@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 12:28:30AM -0800, David Schultz wrote: >das 2004/01/19 00:28:30 PST > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > lib/libc/stdio printf.3 > Log: > Bring the *printf(3) documentation up to date with the code: > > - Update and improve the documentation for %[aA] ... > o Clarify that the exponent field represents a decimal exponent of 2. The .Cm p is a literal character -.Ql p ; -the exponent is preceded by a positive or negative sign -and is represented in decimal, using only enough characters -to represent the exponent. +.Ql p , +and the exponent consists of a positive or negative sign +followed by a decimal number representing an exponent of 2. Maybe it's just me but I still don't find that wording very clear. I'm still not totally happy with the following but I think changing '2' to 'base-2' makes it a bit clearer: .Ql p , and the exponent consists of a positive or negative sign followed by a decimal number representing the base-2 exponent. Peter
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