From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: view/edit large files Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:46:31 +0900 Message-ID: <87bptajw7s.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <86fxiuw6u7.fsf@lifelogs.com> <86zlgzqudo.fsf_-_@lifelogs.com> <86k583p96e.fsf@lifelogs.com> <874oz7grs0.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <864oz3nyj8.fsf@lifelogs.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1234270037 19561 80.91.229.12 (10 Feb 2009 12:47:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:47:17 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 10 13:48:32 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LWs2Q-000752-Ra for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:48:31 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57522 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LWs17-0006oo-4T for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:47:09 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LWs0i-0006fH-Ji for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:46:44 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LWs0g-0006eg-TD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:46:44 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=44474 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LWs0g-0006eX-M0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:46:42 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:36840 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LWs0f-0003Kx-Vj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:46:42 -0500 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1LWs0e-0003nC-HO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:46:40 +0000 Original-Received: from 218.231.175.8.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.175.8]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:46:40 +0000 Original-Received: from miles by 218.231.175.8.eo.eaccess.ne.jp with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:46:40 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 16 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 218.231.175.8.eo.eaccess.ne.jp System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Cancel-Lock: sha1:J6Qfm/mgJYahsxpWAF9Yj2sVkmI= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:108956 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> "floats" can exactly represent integers if the integer quantity fits >> within the mantissa. > > On second thought, I don't think I agree. For example an integer > number as small and "simple" as 5 does not have an exact > representation as an IEEE floating-point number, right? Yes, it does. All integers which fit into the mantissa (plus some others) are exactly representable. -Miles -- `There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.'