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Float is not working in DosBOX

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First post, by koyel.kantu@gmail.com

Posted on 2011-07-20, 15:59

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Hi,i installed dosbox but found that float does not work.the ans which is supposed to come as 2.30000,comes as 2.00000..the fraction thing does not work.please help

Reply 1 of 5, by wd

Posted on 2011-07-20, 16:42

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What game?

Reply 2 of 5, by koyel.kantu@gmail.com

Posted on 2011-07-20, 16:52

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its about c programming.the float type declaration is not working.

Reply 3 of 5, by wd

Posted on 2011-07-20, 16:58

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Use gcc or visual studio express then.

Reply 4 of 5, by koyel.kantu@gmail.com

Posted on 2011-07-20, 16:59

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so does not dosbox work for floating pt numbers??

Reply 5 of 5, by wd

Posted on 2011-07-20, 17:06

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Yes it does. But the print routines for float values are using some high-precision calculations that only work on x86 using the dynamic core if at all.

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