Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 1999 16:25:46 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Eric Rudd <rudd AT cyberoptics DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: libm sources from cyberoptics
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On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Eric Rudd wrote:

> >   7) Several functions, such as pow and pow10, changed the control
> >      word in the old version, but now they don't.  What was the
> >      reasons for modifying the control word, and why is it unnecessary
> >      now?
> 
> The question is whether the coprocessor is kept in a "round-to-nearest"
> mode.

Why is the rounding mode important for these functions, but not for 
others?

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