nicholas@neko/3:(pts-0.neko) ~/tmp > cat test.c #include int main(void) { printf("%f\n",atof("0x9")); } nicholas@neko/3:(pts-0.neko) ~/tmp > cc test.c -o test ; ./test 1.125000 #### nicholas@peacock2/5 ~ > cat >test.c #include int main(void) { printf("%f\n",atof("0x9")); } nicholas@peacock2/5 ~ > cc test.c -o test; ./test 0.000000