[Gambas-user] Issue 165 in gambas: Arithmetic problem with float

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New issue 165 by jussi.la... at ...626...: Arithmetic problem with float
http://code.google.com/p/gambas/issues/detail?id=165

1) Describe the problem.

Dim ff As Float = 2 ^ 23

Print ff

Gambas gives result: 8388607.99999999 while expected is 8388608.
Floating point (64bit) precision should be enough for accurate result.


2) GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS (if they are appropriate):

Version: TRUNK
Revision: r4297
Operating system: Linux
Distribution: Xubuntu
Architecture: x86_64
GUI component: QT4 and GTK+
Desktop used: XFCE


3) Provide a little project that reproduces the bug or the crash.

Attached.



Attachments:
	ArithmeticError-0.0.1.tar.gz  4.6 KB