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From: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com>
Subject: RE: Pre-alpha JDK 1.2.2 patches -- issues
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> 
> I personally got really burned out trying to work the 
> vendors, hence my personal lack of involvement lately.
>
I'm sorry to hear that. If I may make a suggestion: read "Calvin and
Hobbes". It's guaranteed to make you go to work with a grin. It works for
me.

Could you perhaps be more specific in how the Big Vendors(tm) brushed you
off? Perhaps they have a specific objection to Java being available on
FreeBSD? Did they just flatly refuse to speak to you?

>
> > 12. Rounding bug.
> 
> So, maybe it's not an error. :)
> 
Let's settle for "it's a difference". :-) As such, it may need to be solved,
because anyone doing even simple numerics on a Sun and a FreeBSD box is
going to be pulling his or her hair out.

*sigh* I can see the solution now:

#ifdef __FreeBSD__
  switch(val)
  {
    case -3.5:
      val = -4.0; break;
    case -2.5:
      val = -3.0; break;
    ...
  }
#endif

    Kees Jan

==============================================
 You are only young once,
      but you can stay immature all your life


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