Can C default to float? Are there float regs?

Henry Spencer henry at utzoo.UUCP
Sun Sep 15 13:56:19 AEST 1985


> Many people in our group find it frustrating that C converts floating
> arithmetic to double...
> I realize that this violates the standard for C, but has anyone ever
> changed the compiler to accomplish this?

Actually, it doesn't violate the ANSI C-standard draft, which provides
for this as a legitimate although implementation-dependent practice.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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