From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id bc56ccd6 for ; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 01:58:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2ECD79BCA8; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:58:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2915F9B841; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:58:26 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="SZpO9bMe"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B92849B841; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:58:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lf1-f45.google.com (mail-lf1-f45.google.com [209.85.167.45]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 128C09B804; Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:58:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lf1-f45.google.com with SMTP id f15so8456022lfl.13; Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:58:21 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=0YRyVGsHzx+jve9Yt5WZwh9j90TmVOyEJd3vS9s4yJI=; b=SZpO9bMeCQq2RHI1aWUY7A9I/1QQ6JfB5lbYJpE5Wpj/gJYmAZrRnLA0h+STn2eq3q EqqgGbWQoTJpHjDqI0tRXTRXaUjuH9E4yWp8OIyWjptf2CPbQ71hukcLqp9VlYrWbNbJ IDhK5GrSowjigwAJUuuimrZ34uY71qHwwZ/AmCqscTJr60gdAEA52106P1oKJmfoozcJ BoxzOi5DNdUd5yBxsKoTArPVVKMvAzvqI4jq02CBXJ3DaHHH/d4GaQqC2jZYakohlHFk rYTHsUu8gutWsBcGINYwyiHFSG8dKhipnaDdocXJ1jMJDyCQm5+MVgdhiy+MSIs7bZmF +cOA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=0YRyVGsHzx+jve9Yt5WZwh9j90TmVOyEJd3vS9s4yJI=; b=RkgTNqlkQ7m65aj6mgFpg8B9jO6v1b1XIF8UhIQbqrDCTi9cm0+yQd9uRYEysarFsA fK16WgzYchfQDeTnCeJvoIz/8JAaaKVivDR5SZ4vD6+nW0se4me49rScVsXYIJdyAdM4 qh0WqCTzIp/oSQg6NnIb2Oj69GoG120TAx0tXzr1WF9wyMp05rbmkmMnezNK8a+bk+9K TO5eVTyXfHveVG5MIKfMf927H7g5OiMUhM0MOA0Xoa6ELwM4bz7qJi10P9r+PNJEmSeb bOP33EKSyHJMSSmhVu4ZgXejGGDPBPCZJjcmhcT+IHrltldQMm01YubVVOjBtqxsapbY AFmA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAW1AvSw87LmDOVRhpUSQvnd7HrudW/8ZI5Qc8+iCEfYyUkvSJIs GE8oMoWf5rylR+f4fMmqPzS2dCVdPqJfIN55fOg= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqyB1gWm++F7uQtL9pLI4VO5QVYR6FVypGOsxf1RA+gwtjWkPu3XZDz/VFxXqv3bqKt+B97JbI2Yc5v9Nh+YZyQ= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:5147:: with SMTP id q7mr223867lfd.87.1578967100266; Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:58:20 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200113021303.GA7633@minnie.tuhs.org> In-Reply-To: From: Richard Salz Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:58:08 -0500 Message-ID: To: Christopher Browne Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001f9acb059c0fed36" Subject: Re: [TUHS] OK, keep going on type checking X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000001f9acb059c0fed36 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" A custom struct conveys information to those applications that have the struct compiled-in (assuming C). A string version of the same struct data also works for those applications that would know the struct, but is also useful to a whole bunch of other tools. Yeah, there's round-off errors for floating point numbers I suppose, but the trade-off seems like infinite to approximately zero, no? --0000000000001f9acb059c0fed36 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A custom struct conveys information = to those applications that have the struct compiled-in (assuming C).
<= div>A string version of the same struct data also works for those applicati= ons that would know the struct, but is also useful to a whole bunch of othe= r tools.
Yeah, there's round-off errors for floating point nu= mbers I suppose, but the trade-off seems like infinite to approximately zer= o, no?
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