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Re: bash 2.05a on HP-UX 11.00 requires patch
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: bash 2.05a on HP-UX 11.00 requires patch |
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Date: |
22 Nov 2001 14:42:20 +0100 |
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Stephan.Austermuehle@mgi.de (Austermuehle Stephan) writes:
|> Fix:
|> According to Mrs. Katharina Christen from HP Support Germany the
|> function strtold() does not return the type long double but long_double and
|> she stated that the man page for strtold(3C) on HP-UX 11.00 is incorrect.
|> The HP-UX 11.X release notes suggest the work-around that is contained in
|> the attached patch. strtold() shouldn't be used in new applications.
strtold is a standard part of ISO C, where it states that it returns long
double. Anything you're being told by HP is rubbish. They should fix
their compiler/libc.
Andreas.
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