Re: [Gcl-devel] float numbers in xmaxima 5.9 GCL

>>>>> "Camm" == Camm Maguire <camm@enhanced.com> writes:

    Camm> gcl
    Camm> GCL (GNU Common Lisp)  (2.6.1) Thu Nov  6 16:23:13 UTC 2003
    Camm> Licensed under GNU Library General Public License
    Camm> Dedicated to the memory of W. Schelter

    Camm> Use (help) to get some basic information on how to use GCL.

    >> most-positive-short-float

    Camm> 3.402823S38

    >> most-positive-long-float

    Camm> 1.7976931348623157E308

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Do you know why gcl (apparently?) makes short-float the
same as IEEE single-precision and single-float and double-float are
the same as IEEE double-precision?  For a long time, I didn't even
know gcl had short-float.  I assumed it only had one kind of
float. :-)


Ray