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authorgiraffedata <giraffedata@9d0c8265-081b-0410-96cb-a4ca84ce46f8>2009-01-24 18:44:09 +0000
committergiraffedata <giraffedata@9d0c8265-081b-0410-96cb-a4ca84ce46f8>2009-01-24 18:44:09 +0000
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diff --git a/converter/other/fitstopnm.c b/converter/other/fitstopnm.c
index b41e0960..4a6b7115 100644
--- a/converter/other/fitstopnm.c
+++ b/converter/other/fitstopnm.c
@@ -171,14 +171,13 @@ swapbytes(void *       const p,
 }
 
 
-/*
- ** This code will deal properly with integers, no matter what the byte order
- ** or integer size of the host machine.  Sign extension is handled manually
- ** to prevent problems with signed/unsigned characters.  Floating point
- ** values will only be read properly when the host architecture is IEEE-754
- ** conformant.  If you need to tweak this code for other machines, you might
- ** want to snag a copy of the FITS documentation from nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
- */
+/* This code will deal properly with integers, no matter what the byte order
+   or integer size of the host machine.  We handle sign extension manually to
+   prevent problems with signed/unsigned characters.  We read floating point
+   values properly only when the host architecture conforms to IEEE-754.  If
+   you need to tweak this code for other machines, you might want to get a
+   copy of the FITS documentation from nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov
+*/
 
 static void
 readVal(FILE *   const ifP,