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From: raymond@math.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen)
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Subject: Re: Turbo C 2.0 not linking printf f.p. formats
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From the comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Frequently Asked Questions file:

2.5)  I get the message "floating point formats not linked" when I
      try to run my C program.  Why?

    This is a painfully well-known bug in Turbo C.  Just #include <math.h>
    and stick the line "(void)exp(1.0);" at the start of your main() and
    that should convince the linker to include the floating point formats.
    A patch exists to remedy this bug.

    Patches for Turbo C can be obtained from SIMTEL20, or from LIB 5 of
    the Borland Forum on CompuServe.  There is a Turbo-C mailing list
    on LISTSERV@UCF1VM.BITNET.

    There's a Zortech-C mailing list on uunet!ztc-list-request.