GNU bug report logs - #8033
24.0.50; Number type error in byte compiler

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Message #17 received at 8033 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Michael Welsh Duggan <md5i <at> md5i.com>
Cc: 8033 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8033: Not the byte compiler; problem lies deeper
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:52:32 -0500

Michael Welsh Duggan <md5i <at> md5i.com> writes:

> Here is a patch which fixes this problem.
>
> *** src/print.c	2011-02-14 15:39:19 +0000
> --- src/print.c	2011-02-14 20:24:00 +0000
> ***************
> *** 1063,1068 ****
> --- 1063,1070 ----
>         /* Generate the fewest number of digits that represent the
>   	 floating point value without losing information.  */
>         dtoastr (buf, FLOAT_TO_STRING_BUFSIZE, 0, 0, data);
> +       /* Force a decimal point even if integer */
> +       width = 1;
>       }
>     else			/* oink oink */
>       {

Thanks, but could you explain why printing the float 1.0 as "1" can
cause this problem in Gnus?  The code in Gnus passes the actual Lisp
objects around, so the printer shouldn't be involved.

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