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From: phile@lgnp1.LS.COM (Phil Eschallier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: floating point under Microport
Summary: works fine
Message-ID: <444@lgnp1.LS.COM>
Date: 11 Dec 88 16:50:40 GMT
References: <612@cimcor.mn.org>
Organization: Lagniappe Systems (Norristown, PA)
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In article <612@cimcor.mn.org>, mike@cimcor.mn.org (Michael Grenier) writes:
> OK, if this is a compiler bug, I might finally admit that
> SCO is better (and it will hurt too!).

	well i am an ex-uport user and now a sco xenix user
	but i will talk to you anyway.

> I'm trying to print a floating point number and it gives me the old
> core dump problems people have mention here.
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> main()
> {
> 	float a;
> 	a=2.0;
> 	printf("%f\n",a);
> }
> 
> Does this work on anyone's 286?

	i typed this in (as new.c) on a uport sys v/at system
	which lives down the street from me and it worked fine.
	(i believe it is release 2.3).
	i used:
		cc -o new new.c


	phil eschallier