Re: bug in rint() function
On 2004-12-13 17:49:30 +0100, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> Maybe your bug report would have been more convincing if the test case
> results were appended, and did actually show both the bug, and your
> proposed fix performing better than generic rint.
Yes, you're right. I'll add that...
> I ran a quick test, and find that your code doesn't work on ix86
> (myrint reproducing the input float there).
because x86 has extended precision (and the wrong result is in fact
due to a bug in gcc, which is not a conforming ISO C implementation
when the processor has extended precision).
> A glibc maintainer testing this on his home machine might have given
> up fast ...
He should see that the code is powerpc-specific. Anyway I didn't get
any mail from anyone.
> Other than that: no idea. Did you ask on the libc ML?
No, I'm not aware of this mailing-list.
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