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From: sam@kalessin.jpl.nasa.gov (Sam Sirlin)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.apl
Subject: J bug?
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Date: 21 Jun 91 21:03:56 GMT
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In using J 2.9 on a sun4, I noticed what looks like a bug to me:

   _20.1 ": 1e_10
********************

   _20.1 ":1e10
  1.0e10

   _20.1 ": 1e_3
  1.0e_3

The field width looks too narrow for the negative two digit exponential, but
20 characters is certainly enough overall. Three digit exponentials also
cause problems for format (limit errors for positive exponents).

-- 
Sam Sirlin
Jet Propulsion Laboratory         sam@kalessin.jpl.nasa.gov