GNU bug report logs - #14650
coreutils' getlimits fails to represent float limits correctly

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: bugdal <at> aerifal.cx

Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 14650 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: bugdal <at> aerifal.cx
Cc: 14650 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14650: coreutils' getlimits fails to represent float limits
 correctly
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:47:03 -0700

On 06/17/2013 11:10 PM, bugdal <at> aerifal.cx wrote:
> I'm not aware of a convenient way to compute the number
> of digits

coreutils already can do that; see lib/ftoastr.h.
Presumably coreutils should use the ftoastr module hear.
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