Re: gnubol: Compiler Limits

[Tim Josling <tej@melbpc.org.au>]

I once spent several days getting around a problem with go to
depending on (max 255). I really object to these limits.

The 18 digit limit for numerics is so it fits into a double word,
I assume - sometimes there are real reasons for limits.

Tim Josling


William M. Klein wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> 
> >
> > Are there other aspects of limits that we should think about before coding
> > syntax / semantics so that we can see ahead of time where
> > parametric devices
> > might be considered early?
> >
> 
> Some areas that various compilers set limits on.  (The ANSI/ISO Standard is
> *quite* clear that it is up to the implementor what limits they place on
> "ellipsis" items - so any limit is "legal" whether or not it is
> user-friendly)
>

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