> now we expect this to give this sort of out put
> 0 : 1.0000
> 1 : 0.9998
> 2 : 0.9997

Hmmm.  On gcc-2.4.5 running under NetBSD/Mac68k, I get:

0: 1.0000
1: 0.9989
2: 0.9978
3: 0.9967
4: 0.9956

I am running w/ much newer binaries and libraries than you.  I do 
seem to remember that there are some bugs (no way! ;-) in gcc 1.39,
which is, I think, what you're using...

-allen

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