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[groff] 11/16: [docs]: Clarify groff's integer size.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 11/16: [docs]: Clarify groff's integer size. |
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Sat, 16 Mar 2024 01:48:52 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 7e2d0ad1676781b2397ad8361515de871b03f7c5
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 15 23:31:32 2024 -0500
[docs]: Clarify groff's integer size.
groff has never targeted any 16-bit machines as far as I know.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 2 +-
man/groff.7.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 0eead3534..0897aa73c 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6194,7 +6194,7 @@ GNU @code{troff} provides a set of mathematical and
logical operators
familiar to programmers---as well as some unusual ones---but supports
only integer arithmetic.@footnote{Provision is made for interpreting and
reporting decimal fractions in certain cases.} The internal data type
-used for computing results depends on the host machine but is usually a
+used for computing results depends on the host machine but is at least a
32-bit signed integer, which suffices to represent magnitudes within a
range of �2 billion.@footnote{If that's not enough, see the
@cite{groff_tmac@r{(5)}} man page for the @file{62bit.tmac} macro
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 3c78f8a1a..72527daf1 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ integer arithmetic.
reporting decimal fractions in certain cases.)
.
The internal data type used for computing results depends on the host
-machine but is usually a 32-bit signed integer,
+machine but is at least a 32-bit signed integer,
which suffices to represent magnitudes within a range of \[+-]2
billion.
.
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