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bug#34345: coreutils v.8.30 – Two fractional digits accuracy. Appropriat
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L A Walsh |
Subject: |
bug#34345: coreutils v.8.30 – Two fractional digits accuracy. Appropriate notation regarding time elapsed. |
Date: |
Wed, 06 Feb 2019 03:49:46 -0800 |
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Thunderbird |
On 2/6/2019 1:36 AM, Ricky Tigg wrote:
> Enhancements request
> Hi. Command executed:
>
>
> - Could values reported at '(8.0 GB, 7.5 GiB)' be displayed using a two
> fractional digits accuracy (model 1.23 GiB).
>
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Nahhhhh....
Implies more accuracy than there is.
Use 2-3 digits for reporting. That way it can be displayed as
2-3 digits, if choice. If value is between 2 endpoings, choose the
one that keeps the most bits, like 23.5->23, 34.5->35, basically round
to odd.
> entical values may be
> interpreted as a programming issue. Regards.
>
- bug#34345: coreutils v.8.30 – Two fractional digits accuracy. Appropriate notation regarding time elapsed.,
L A Walsh <=