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Re: 4.1.1 doesn't compile

On Jun 25, 11:48am, Oliver Kiddle wrote:
} Subject: Re: 4.1.1 doesn't compile
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}      #define DIGBUFSIZE ((int)(((sizeof(zlong) * 8) - 1) * 0.30103) + 3)
} 
} But I don't understand what the calculation is doing. Anyone
} else have any idea?

It's computing the number of decimal digits necessary to represent the
largest number that can also be represented by the binary digits in a
variable of type zlong.  The -1 and +3 adjust for floating point rounding
errors, a leading "-" for negative numbers, and the trailing NUL byte.
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