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* --jhi Sep 1999 */
if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVNV)
sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
- SvGROW(sv, NV_DIG + 1);
+ SvGROW(sv, NV_DIG + 10); /* sign, decimal separator, e+NNNNN, nul */
s = SvPVX(sv);
olderrno = errno; /* some Xenix systems wipe out errno here */
#ifdef apollo