On 07/29/2014 09:33 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> -@code{-10e100}. Modern C implementations also accept hexadecimal
> -floating point numbers such as @code{-0x.ep-3}, which stands for
> -@minus{}14/16 times @math{2^-3}, which equals @minus{}0.109375. The
> -@env{LC_NUMERIC} locale determines the decimal-point character.
> -@xref{Parsing of Floats,,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
> +@code{-10e100}. Commands that parse floating point also understand
> +case-insensitive @code{inf}, @code{infinity}, and @code{NaN}, although
> +whether such values are useful depends on the command in question.
> +Modern C implementations also accept hexadecimal floating point
> +numbers such as @code{-0x.ep-3}, which stands for @minus{}14/16 times
> +@math{2^-3}, which equals @minus{}0.109375. The @env{LC_NUMERIC}
> +locale determines the decimal-point character. @xref{Parsing of
> +Floats,,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
I like it.
Thanks & have a nice day,
Berny
