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From: marc@pinet.aip.org (Marc Wiener)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: scanf() problem in Turbo C++ 1.00 but NOT in Turbo C 2.01
Keywords: calloc scanf float double
Message-ID: <1990Oct12.134305.9273@pinet.aip.org>
Date: 12 Oct 90 13:43:05 GMT
References: <344@usna.NAVY.MIL>
Organization: American Institute of Physics
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>Here's the problem:  when I compile and run this code under Turbo C 2.01, it 
>works fine--accepts a floating-point number and prints it out.  When I
>compile and run the SAME code under Turbo C++ 1.00, I hit the (uncommented)
>scanf and get the following message:
>
>          scanf : floating point formats not linked
>          Abnormal program termination
>
This is a bug in the compiler. Patches were posted on Compuserve and I
think I posted them recently on this board. If you can't find them let me know
and I'll repost.
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