[Cfp-interest] FLT_RADIX

[Jim Thomas]

Unless I'm missing something, C11 Annex F requires float and double to be IEC 60559:1989 single and double which are binary, so FLT_RADIX must be 2.
-Jim


On Oct 6, 2013, at 1:57 PM, "Fred J. Tydeman" <tydeman at tybor.com> wrote:

> It has been pointed out that neither C11's Annex F nor our Part 1
> require FLT_RADIX to be 2.  Seems like an oversight.
> 
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