log10(8)

[Karl Heuer]

In article <3244 at servax0.essex.ac.uk> elzea at sersun0.essex.ac.uk (El-Zein A A) writes:
>My calculator gives me 0.9030899 for log(8), While the [elided] code prints
>-312.770165.  Can anybody tell me why.

Yes.  The program `lint' can tell you why.

If you don't have lint, or the equivalent functionality via compiler options,
then your vendor sold you only half a C compiler.

Karl W. Z. Heuer (karl at ima.ima.isc.com or harvard!ima!karl), The Walking Lint