Re: [clisp-list] long-float

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * In message <b8b...@ss...>
> * On the subject of "[clisp-list] long-float"
> * Sent on Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:59:48 -0600
> * Honorable "Rehm, Keith" <keithr@SSD.FSI.com> writes:
>
> why does (format t "~52,50F" *x1*) =>
> 0.12345671234567123457000000000000000000000000000000

cannot reproduce:

[7]> (setf (ext:long-float-digits) 3322)
3322
[8]> (setf *x1* 0.123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567L0)
0.123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671234567L0
[9]> (format t "~52,50F" *x1*)
0.12345671234567123456712345671234567123456712345671

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