2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index d48a296a..4611305e 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ CORD compile(env_t *env, ast_t *ast)
     case Bool: return Match(ast, Bool)->b ? "yes" : "no";
     case Var: return Match(ast, Var)->name;
     case Int: return CORD_asprintf("I%ld(%ld)", Match(ast, Int)->precision, Match(ast, Int)->i);
-    case Num: return CORD_asprintf(Match(ast, Num)->precision == 64 ? "%g" : "%gf", Match(ast, Num)->n);
+    case Num: {
+        // HACK: since the cord library doesn't support the '%a' specifier, this workaround
+        // is necessary:
+        char *buf = asprintfa(Match(ast, Num)->precision == 64 ? "%a" : "%af", Match(ast, Num)->n);
+        return CORD_from_char_star(buf);
+    }
     case UnaryOp: {
         auto unop = Match(ast, UnaryOp);
         CORD expr = compile(env, unop->value);
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 1c098781..68ce2c9f 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ char *heap_strf(const char *fmt, ...);
 CORD CORD_asprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
 #define CORD_appendf(cord, fmt, ...) CORD_sprintf(cord, "%r" fmt, *(cord) __VA_OPT__(,) __VA_ARGS__)
 
+#define asprintfa(...) ({ char *_buf = alloca(snprintf(0, 0, __VA_ARGS__)); sprintf(_buf, __VA_ARGS__); _buf; })
+
 #define REVERSE_LIST(list) do { \
     __typeof(list) _prev = NULL; \
     __typeof(list) _next = NULL; \