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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:33:38 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Yet another try on nan in strto{f,d,ld}
References: <200304221819 DOT h3MIJuOH013058 AT speedy DOT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
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Hello.

ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se wrote:
> 
> According to Richard Dawe:
[snip]
> Couldn't we have both functions described on the same page, but with
> different @port-notes?

But then there would only one @node and hence only one entry in the
alphabetical index.

> Something like:
> 
> #include <stdlib.h>
> 
> long double strtold(const char *s, char **endp);
> long double _strtold(const char *s, char **endp);
> 
> Description
> 
> This function converts ...
> 
> <Some magic (today probably not implemented) @port-notes here that
> differentiates the two functions.>
> 
> ?

I don't like the idea of adding more things to mkdoc.

> > > Index: djgpp/src/libc/ansi/stdlib/strtold.c
> > [snip]
> > > +          n.mantissal = mantissa_bits & 0xffffffff;
> > > +         n.mantissah = (mantissa_bits >> 32) & 0xffffffff;
> >
> > The indentation looks inconsistent here.
> 
> Indeed. Looks in this mail. The code looks fine. It seems my emacs
> inserts tabs when I tabify to make the lines line up. Is that a
> problem?

Maybe it's something to do with your c-mode formatting settings? Do you use
the default settings? It looks like my Emacs (built from CVS) uses tabs for
that level of indentation too.

> > Apart from that, the patch looks good to me. But I think you need to
> > answer Eli's concerns about FP emulation, before an updated patch can
> > go in.
> 
> "FP emulation"? You mean unmasking of the signal, right? (Otherwise
> there's some mail missing. I haven't managed to mail or forward
> my answers to Eric Rudd(?)'s complaints about div() on the djgpp
> newsgroup. I've got no bounces either.)

Sorry, you are right. I meant FP signals. That serves me right for trying to
do things from memory.

FWIW I have seen your mails on (|l|ll)div.

Bye, Rich =]

-- 
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]

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