[Cfp-interest 3126] Re: Action item about C2y Issue 19 - misuse of "decimal floating-point number", etc.

[Jim Thomas]

This is an editorial issue about suitable use of terms. Mike, your review is always welcome, particularly regarding decimal (editorial or technical).

- Jim Thomas

> On Jun 13, 2024, at 11:49 AM, Mike Cowlishaw <mfc at speleotrove.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> The word 'decimal' in this triggered my filter highlight rule :-).  Anything
> I should be looking at, here?
> 
> Mike
> 
>>> The draft linked below addresses the action item:
>>>> 
>>>>         Jim: C26 Issue 19: Add to the changes for
>> 7.24.1.6 the terms
>>>>     "decimal form" and "hexadecimal form" to paragraph
>> 3's bullets 1
>>>>     and 2 respectively to make it clear what the changes in
>>>>     paragraph 4 refer to. Also do the changes for issue
>> 19 problems
>>>>     1 and 2.
>>> 
>>> Remember that as per the second part of 6.4.4.3p3
>>> 
>>> 	Either the whole-number part or the fraction part has to be
>>> 	present; for decimal floating constants, either the 
>>>  period or the
>>> 	exponent part has to be present.
>>> 
>>> The way one can read the replacement for 7.24.1.6p3, one
>> may get the impression that both the decimal point and the 
>> exponent can be optional in the hexadecimal form which is 
>> incorrect. That said, 6.4.4.3 is quoted in this replacement 
>> text so the fact that both cannot be optional is covered. But 
>> it is not obvious in 7.24.1.6p3 that at least one must exist.
>> 
>> 6.4.4.3 specifies floating constants. The accepted form of 
>> input for these function is more lenient because there's no 
>> need to distinguish it from integer constants.
>> 
>>> 
>>> The language in my previous paragraph could be more precise.
>