Re: http://mutt-ng.berlios.de/

Rocco Rutte:

just go and look for the quick_log10() function
(WTF 32 _characters_ for a 32 _bit_ int?)

Because counting the number of digits in a decimal representation of
an integer is a quick way of obtaining an approximate log_10 of that
integer? (Disclaimer: I’m not saying whether it makes sense in this
particular case, I’m just guessing at the code’s justification.)

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