Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759262AbXI0VBm (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:01:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756572AbXI0VB0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:01:26 -0400 Received: from sovereign.computergmbh.de ([85.214.69.204]:49739 "EHLO sovereign.computergmbh.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756464AbXI0VBZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:01:25 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:01:23 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" cc: mahamuni ashish , Linux kernel Subject: Re: Floating Point Issue In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <109515.18343.qm@web7805.mail.in.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2423 Lines: 77 On Sep 27 2007 16:53, linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote: > >If Windows lets you get away with this, then Windows is broken. >memset(ch,'\0',strlen(ch) ); No, probably just the chance that the memory to which ch points had a nul in it or in the near bytes. Use valgrind, move along. >On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, mahamuni ashish wrote: > >> I have small code.... >> >> #include >> #include >> >> int main() >> { >> float f= 1256.35; >> char ch[4]; >> >> printf("\n1. f : %f",f); >> memset(ch,'\0',strlen(ch) ); >> printf("\n2. f : %f",f); >> return 0; >> } >> >> Expected output is >> 1. f : 1256.35 >> 2. f : 1256.35 >> >> But I am getting the output >> (on windows) >> 1. f : 1256.35 >> 2. f : 0.000000 >> >> (on Linux) >> 1. f : 1256.35 >> segmentation fault >> >> why? >> >> >> Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php >> >> - >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >> > >Cheers, >Dick Johnson >Penguin : Linux version 2.6.22.1 on an i686 machine (5588.29 BogoMips). >My book : http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/ >_ > > >**************************************************************** >The information transmitted in this message is confidential and may be privileged. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Analogic Corporation immediately - by replying to this message or by sending an email to DeliveryErrors@analogic.com - and destroy all copies of this information, including any attachments, without reading or disclosing them. > >Thank you. >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/