[gmpi] Re: Topic 3: Cross platform

  • From: Martijn Sipkema <m.j.w.sipkema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 19:06:43 +0100

[...]
> Why do typedefs like uint8, uint16, etc. make sense to you but float32, 
> float64, and float80 do not?

Most hardware supports IEEE floats. So the meaning of float and
double is clear in that case. If float/double are _not_ IEEE, than
there may be a lot more you want to know about it than just the
size...

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