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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: X3J11 Pleasanton meeting summary
Keywords: X3J11 Pleasanton meeting C standard interpretations
Message-ID: <14057@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 8 Oct 90 13:18:40 GMT
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In article <26889@mimsy.umd.edu> chris@mimsy.umd.edu (Chris Torek) writes:
>Seriously, I think it is much better for the library to scan the number
>as `1.2' and leave the `e+4xy' unread.

That was my opinion, too, but X3J11 decided otherwise.
I think the main motivation was the abhorrence many members have to
the idea that when scanning an input stream they might have to "push
back" several characters.