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Moin,
On Monday 09 April 2007 19:00:56 Andy Dougherty wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, jhh wrote:
> > # New Ticket Created by jhh
> > # Please include the string: [perl #42260]
> > # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue.
> > # <URL: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=42260 >
> >
> > The minus operator creates strange results for the given example.
>
> Here's a much shorter example that illustrates the same problem.
> What you are encountering is the finite resolution of perl's (and C's)
> floating point numbers. If you really require 18-digit accuracy, then
> perl's built-in numbers are not the right tool.
>
> You are correct that the exact details of rounding off in the last
> bit have changed between 5.6 and 5.8, but in neither version should they
> have been considered reliable.
>
> > Using bignum or bigint does not change the results.
>
> That's odd. You'll have to show us specifically what you're doing.
> It's probably best if you modify the program below and show what you
> expect and what you get. BigInt should work.
When using "-Mbignum", the diff will be zero, but the printout of $c will be
wrong since %0.f is used, which converts the BigInt to a normal floating
point value before printing, thus losing bits:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
my $mul = 2**32;
my $a = 104712103;
my $b = 50;
my $c = 449735057880383538;
# For these values, $mul * $a + $b == $c. Thus $diff should be zero.
my $diff = $c - ($a * $mul + $b);
printf "Expected: $a $b 449735057880383538 0\n";
printf "Got: %.0f %.0f %.0f %.0f\n", $a, $b, $c, $diff;
printf "\$c $c %0.f\n", $c;
Result (5.8.8 on 64bit, thus diff is 0 even without bignum):
# perl acc.pl
Expected: 104712103 50 449735057880383538 0
Got: 104712103 50 449735057880383552 0
$c 449735057880383538 449735057880383552
# perl -Mbignum acc.pl
Expected: 104712103 50 449735057880383538 0
Got: 104712103 50 449735057880383552 0
$c 449735057880383538 449735057880383552
I am not sure if printf("%0.f", $bignumber) should actually truncate the
result, or just print it in all its glory. Can this even be achieved with
overloading?
All the best,
Tels
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