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    From thanks-to@thanks-to@Taf.com to comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.ada on Mon Apr 6 15:54:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.lang.ada

    Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@NetCologne.De> hat geschrieben: |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |"Nor does "long double" have to be any more accurate thean | |"double". C's type system leaves something to be desired |
    |in that respect. |
    | |
    |Fortran showed how it's done with its kind numbers and | |SELECTED_REAL_KIND function - you ask for a certain minimum | |precision, and the compiler either gives it to you, or your program|
    |fails at compile time." | |-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    I recommend using Ada instead.
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  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.ada on Mon Apr 6 20:40:14 2026
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    On Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:54:55 -0000 (UTC), Nioclás Pól Caileán de
    Ghloucester wrote:

    I recommend using Ada instead.

    Unless Ada offers the option for decimal arithmetic, that’s not likely
    to help.
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  • From J-P. Rosen@rosen@adalog.fr to comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.ada on Tue Apr 7 07:48:02 2026
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    Le 06/04/2026 à 22:40, Lawrence D’Oliveiro a écrit :
    On Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:54:55 -0000 (UTC), Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester wrote:

    I recommend using Ada instead.

    Unless Ada offers the option for decimal arithmetic, that’s not likely
    to help.??
    Ada HAS decimal arithmetic, with specifiable accuracy, as well as
    floating point arithmetic, with specifiable accuracy.
    In addition, the guarantee of accuracy extends to the whole mathematical library (with the Numerics annex)

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