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From: ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: Valid Numbers (was Re: 0x47e+barney not considered C)
Message-ID: <Jul.27.10.55.59.1988.7614@topaz.rutgers.edu>
Date: 27 Jul 88 14:56:00 GMT
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Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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It's obvious that the Microsoft C compiler is just plain wrong.
First, float numbers are not subject to the leading 0 and 0x
octal interpretation.  Second, even if the number were octal,
8's and 9's (probably not such a good idea) are legal and map
to octal 10's and 11's in that position.

-Ron