[fpc-pascal] Floating point question

[Jonas Maebe]

On 05/02/2024 01:31, James Richters via fpc-pascal wrote:
> So I need to do this?
> AA = Extended(8427+Extended(33/Extended(1440.0)));

Just typecasting 1440.0 to extended should be enough.

> This is inconsistent,  why didn't the 1440.1 version reduce to a single?

Because 1440.1 cannot be represented exactly as a single precision 
floating point number. Nor as a double or extended precision floating 
point number for that matter, and in that case the compiler uses the 
maximum precision is supported by the target platform.



Jonas