[CLN-list] Parsing bug in cl_N constructor

[Richard B. Kreckel]

Hi,

On 10/01/2014 07:53 PM, tluthe at physik.uni-bielefeld.de wrote:
> I have come across a (very rare) error when calling the cl_N(const char *)
> constructor: For a particular argument with ~10000 digits (see attached
> file) the constructor seems to insert an extra 0 after the first digit.
> The input is
> 3.40805...
> while the finished cl_N reads
> 30.40805...
> 
> The problem seems to be related to the input length, as adding or removing
> a digit at the end leads to the correct result.

Thank you very much for being so attentive and reporting this bug!

I've committed a patch. It will be picked up with the next release.

In the meantime, you're welcome to test it by cloning the git repository.

   -richy.
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Richard B. Kreckel
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