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/* @(#)gcvt.c	4.1 (Berkeley) %G% */
/*
 * gcvt  - Floating output conversion to
 * minimal length string
 */

char	*ecvt();

char *
gcvt(number, ndigit, buf)
double number;
char *buf;
{
	int sign, decpt;
	register char *p1, *p2;
	register i;

	p1 = ecvt(number, ndigit, &decpt, &sign);
	p2 = buf;
	if (sign)
		*p2++ = '-';
	for (i=ndigit-1; i>0 && p1[i]=='0'; i--)
		ndigit--;
	if (decpt >= 0 && decpt-ndigit > 4
	 || decpt < 0 && decpt < -3) { /* use E-style */
		decpt--;
		*p2++ = *p1++;
		*p2++ = '.';
		for (i=1; i<ndigit; i++)
			*p2++ = *p1++;
		*p2++ = 'e';
		if (decpt<0) {
			decpt = -decpt;
			*p2++ = '-';
		} else
			*p2++ = '+';
		*p2++ = decpt/10 + '0';
		*p2++ = decpt%10 + '0';
	} else {
		if (decpt<=0) {
			if (*p1!='0')
				*p2++ = '.';
			while (decpt<0) {
				decpt++;
				*p2++ = '0';
			}
		}
		for (i=1; i<=ndigit; i++) {
			*p2++ = *p1++;
			if (i==decpt)
				*p2++ = '.';
		}
		if (ndigit<decpt) {
			while (ndigit++<decpt)
				*p2++ = '0';
			*p2++ = '.';
		}
	}
	if (p2[-1]=='.')
		p2--;
	*p2 = '\0';
	return(buf);
}