From: Mark Lorenzen <mark.lorenzen@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Ada.Numerics.Big_Numbers.Big_Integer has a limit of 300 digits?
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:25:26 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fe7f9aa2-5096-497f-a843-d14ab18a6723n@googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <afc2e263-66d3-4047-aecd-22932484a9a6n@googlegroups.com>
On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 6:57:10 AM UTC+1, Michael Ferguson wrote:
> I just started using the Big_Integer library that is a part of the 202X version of ADA.
>
> It is repeatedly described as an "arbitrary precision library" that has user defined implementation.
>
> I was under the impression that this library would be able to infinitely calculate numbers of any length, but there is clearly a default limit of 300 digits.
>
How did you determine the limit of 300 digits? I see nothing in your example, that would imply such a limit. Are you sure that you are not reaching a line length limit in Text_IO or maybe a limit in the Image attribute?
Regards,
Mark L
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2021-12-22 5:57 Ada.Numerics.Big_Numbers.Big_Integer has a limit of 300 digits? Michael Ferguson
2021-12-22 8:25 ` Mark Lorenzen [this message]
2021-12-22 11:14 ` AdaMagica
2021-12-22 11:32 ` AdaMagica
2021-12-22 16:04 ` AdaMagica
2021-12-22 17:37 ` Niklas Holsti
2021-12-22 20:34 ` Simon Wright
2021-12-22 17:01 ` Luke A. Guest
2021-12-22 17:27 ` Michael Ferguson
2021-12-22 17:43 ` Ben Bacarisse
2021-12-22 17:48 ` Niklas Holsti
2021-12-22 18:02 ` Michael Ferguson
2021-12-22 19:05 ` Niklas Holsti
2021-12-23 8:31 ` Luke A. Guest
2021-12-23 8:54 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2021-12-23 11:41 ` AdaMagica
2021-12-23 12:18 ` Niklas Holsti
2021-12-23 14:01 ` Ben Bacarisse
2021-12-22 19:26 ` Mark Lorenzen
2021-12-22 20:43 ` Niklas Holsti
2021-12-22 20:31 ` Paul Rubin
2021-12-22 20:39 ` Paul Rubin
2021-12-23 15:48 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2021-12-24 9:09 ` AdaMagica
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