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Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures
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Camm Maguire |
Subject: |
Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures |
Date: |
21 May 2002 18:21:46 -0400 |
Greetings!
Raymond Toy <address@hidden> writes:
> >>>>> "Camm" == Camm Maguire <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Camm> Greetings!
> Camm> Raymond Toy <address@hidden> writes:
>
> >> >>>>> "Camm" == Camm Maguire <address@hidden> writes:
> >>
> Camm> Please keep the gcl-list abreast of these hacks! Probably all need
> to
> Camm> find there way into gcl at some point.
> >>
> >> With your latest changes, I don't really think there is a need for
> >> this anymore, after you fix the least-positive-normalized-single-float
> >> issue. :-)
> >>
>
> Camm> OK, this is now set to the unnormalized result. I think that's
> right
> Camm> from the spec.
>
> At least for sparc and x86 which implement IEEE FP arithmetic, I don't
> think this is right. The CLHS says the normalized float must be a
> normalized float. If you make it the unnormalized one, then you're
> wrong. And the sparc and x86 have unnormalized numbers.
>
OK, I guess I misread. It seemed like the only case in which there
would be a difference would be on non-IEEE systems.
> For the most part, it probably doesn't matter, but some numerical
> algorithms expect them to be right.
>
I'd like to get it right.
> I can help you get the right values, but I don't know how to tell gcl
> to get the right values.
>
Please do. I can get gcl to report whatever we want here, but I don't
yet understand what is intended. Your help as always most
appreciated!
> Ray
>
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- [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, (continued)
- [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Raymond Toy, 2002/05/02
- [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, James Amundson, 2002/05/02
- [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Raymond Toy, 2002/05/03
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Raymond Toy, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Raymond Toy, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Raymond Toy, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Richard Fateman, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures,
Camm Maguire <=
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Raymond Toy, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Richard Fateman, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/21
- Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/22
Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Bugs in gcl cause maxima build failures, Camm Maguire, 2002/05/20