ID Number: Q45536
5.02
MS-DOS
buglist5.02 fixlist5.03
Summary:
PROBLEM ID: LNK8906000
SYMPTOMS
If the LINK utility version 5.02, which comes as a secondary linker
for QuickC version 2.0, is used with ILINK version 1.1, which also
comes with QuickC 2.0, floating-point values printed with the
printf() function may be printed incorrectly within the QuickC
environment. Outside of the environment, the same executable may
result in math error M6104.
RESOLUTION
LINK version 4.06 should be used if ILINK is also used. If it is
necessary to use version 5.02 of the linker, incremental linking
should be disabled from within the environment.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the LINK utility
version 5.02. This problem was corrected in the LINK utility
version 5.03.
More Information:
The source code below incorrectly prints "FP = 0.00000" instead
of "FP = 5.020000".
Sample Code
-----------
// Compile options needed: none
#include <stdio.h>
void main( void )
{
float fp = 5.02F;
printf( "FP = %f\n", fp );
}
Additional reference words: 2.00 1.10 apl5.03