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Re: [Bug-gnulib] ABS macro
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: [Bug-gnulib] ABS macro |
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Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:09:52 +0200 |
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Oskar Liljeblad wrote:
> Some time ago I wrote to this list about the lack of an ABS
> (absolute value) macro. I'd like to ask again - is there any
> chance we will see an abs module in the near future?
Like Paul, I don't see a major benefit of this macro.
- abs, labs, etc. are what a normal C programmer already uses,
without portability problems.
- type generic math functions (as in <tgmath.h>) are still very uncommon
in C.
- The speed of execution is not an argument either, because GCC already
compiles abs() calls inline.
So what's the point that I missed?
Bruno