X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to djgpp-workers-bounces using -f From: Kbwms AT aol DOT com Message-ID: <6.1ca0f612.2cef83f9@aol.com> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:06:33 EST Subject: Re: Arithmetic Exceptions in C99 To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_6.1ca0f612.2cef83f9_boundary" X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6021 Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com --part1_6.1ca0f612.2cef83f9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/28/2003 7:04:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk writes: > >>Whether it is worthwhile (or even desirable) to rewrite the existing > >>math routines to comply with IEC 60559/Annex F is another matter > >>entirely. > > > >I'd say we cannot afford such a massive rewrite. Neither libc.a nor > >libm.a, as we have them, don't produce SIGFPE; on the contrary, they > >go to great lengths to avoid that. > > I don't think anyone has the time to rewrite the maths library. > What kind of rewrite did you have in mind? This work occupies me pretty much full time, so there is plenty of time available. KB Williams --part1_6.1ca0f612.2cef83f9_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 8/28/2003 7:04:26 PM Eastern Standard= Time, rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk writes:

>>Whether it is worthwhile (or even desirable) to rew= rite the existing
>>math routines to comply with IEC 60559/Annex F is another matter
>>entirely.
>
>I'd say we cannot afford such a massive rewrite. Neither libc.a no= r
>libm.a, as we have them, don't produce SIGFPE; on the contrary, they
>go to great lengths to avoid that.

I don't think anyone has the time to rewrite the maths library.

What kind of rewrite did you have in mind? This work occupies me prett= y much full time, so there is plenty of time available.

KB Williams
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