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Does any one know of a complier that supports the 80 bit long double?? Or do you have any idea how to get one on VC++ 6.0
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I don't know, but I'd definitely suggest trashing that old crap and getting a new compiler such as Visual Studio 2005 Express, or Dev-C++.
And if you need to hold huge numbers I'd suggest looking into a math library.
And if you need to hold huge numbers I'd suggest looking into a math library.
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If long double doesn't do it, I'm not sure. If you desperately need the precision, you could also use a 3rd party high (or arbitrary) precision library.
Oh, and unless you absolutely need VC6.0, I'd recommend you upgrade to something from this millenium. There is a free version of VC available from Microsoft even
[edit:] quite the race going on here :p
Oh, and unless you absolutely need VC6.0, I'd recommend you upgrade to something from this millenium. There is a free version of VC available from Microsoft even
[edit:] quite the race going on here :p
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Well I am using VC 6.0 because it was given to me to learn c++, but according to
according to Microsoft they quit supporting the 80 bit long double when they started making 32 bit compilers, so getting a newer one from Microsoft will not do me any good.
according to Microsoft they quit supporting the 80 bit long double when they started making 32 bit compilers, so getting a newer one from Microsoft will not do me any good.
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Originally Posted by guy40az 
Well I am using VC 6.0 because it was given to me to learn c++.
It still bugs me when people keep suggesting someone upgrade just because a new version comes out. That's not always recommended. For example, have you guys upgraded to Vista? XP is so old...
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On my system Dev-C++ IDE supports the long double data type and shows it 12 byte(96 bit) with sizeof();
For more information you can look at here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_double
For more information you can look at here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_double
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Are you using Dev-C++ ver 4. and should i be able to run both vc6 and Dev C++ 4 on the same computer and same hard drive partition.
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Originally Posted by guy40az
and should i be able to run both vc6 and Dev C++ 4 on the same computer and same hard drive partition.
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Originally Posted by guy40az
Are you using Dev-C++ ver 4. and should i be able to run both vc6 and Dev C++ 4 on the same computer and same hard drive partition.
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Originally Posted by WaltP
For example, have you guys upgraded to Vista? XP is so old...
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