Re: reading a float?

To: info-dylan@ai.mit.edu
Subject: Re: reading a float?
From: brucehoult@pobox.com (Bruce Hoult)
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:15:02 -0400 (EDT)
Organization: The Internet Group Ltd
References: <brucehoult-1904001153420001@bruce.bgh> <hX8L4.6255$QX1.232123@typhoon.ne.mediaone.net> <brucehoult-1904001604070001@bruce.bgh> <8F1BE6261chrisdoubleconz@202.27.184.33> <ravr9c1vx51.fsf@telnet.math.fu-berlin.de> <brucehoult-2104000026580001@bruce.bgh> <gsc-998AC7.06113921042000@news.zipworld.com.au> <brucehoult-2104001038230001@bruce.bgh> <8F1D8C494chrisdoubleconz@202.27.184.33>
Xref: traf.lcs.mit.edu comp.lang.dylan:11895

In article <8F1D8C494chrisdoubleconz@202.27.184.33>, chris@double.co.nz
(Chris Double) wrote:

> brucehoult@pobox.com (Bruce Hoult) wrote in
> <brucehoult-2104001038230001@bruce.bgh>: 
> 
> >
> >If something needs fixing, I'd rather fix it for C programmers as
> >well as Dylan ones.
> >
> 
> Usually I'm the first to punt to a C or OS API to do any work from 
> Dylan - any time saved from my point of view by re-using others work is 
> great.
> 
> But if you punt to the C API with the float routines, then it is more 
> difficult to use from FunDev.

Wait a sec -- FunDev doesn't have anything for text I/O of floats either? 
I thought it was just something missing from Gwydion!

-- Bruce

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reading a float?

From: brucehoult@pobox.com (Bruce Hoult)

Re: reading a float?

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Re: reading a float?

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Re: reading a float?

From: David Lichteblau <lichtebl@math.fu-berlin.de>

Re: reading a float?

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Re: reading a float?

From: Sean Case <gsc@zip.com.au>

Re: reading a float?

From: brucehoult@pobox.com (Bruce Hoult)

Re: reading a float?

From: chris@double.co.nz (Chris Double)