#225 solaris has no strtof function used in helpers.cpp

[ragousis]

I had a problem compiling the program on a few sparc
solaris boxes. I would get an error about strtof first use
of this function (in hellpers.cpp line 123) I asked my
friend for help and was able to fix the problem by
following his instructions :

Replace line # 123 in helpers.cpp:

x = strtof(str, &end);

with this one
x = sscanf("%f", str);

It seems that libc for solaris does not have this
function. You can
use this alternative though. That should convert a string
to a floating
number.

[Kevin Dwyer]

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Yeah, strtof seems to be in the C99 definition only (i.e. a
lot newer than Solaris.)