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Re: SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?

From: "J. Johnston" <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor dot com>
Cc: Shawn Behrens <sbehrens at gmx dot li>, newlib at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 15:17:04 -0400
Subject: Re: SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?
Organization: Red Hat Inc.
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020707095808.015cc728@localhost> <5.1.0.14.2.20020707222321.0163eec0@localhost> <3D2912DC.9020008@zytor.com> <3D29B425.B953E28C@redhat.com> <3D29D53B.D0B4D182@redhat.com> <3D29D5A6.4090202@zytor.com>

"H. Peter Anvin" wrote:
> 
> J. Johnston wrote:
> >
> > Done.
> >
> 
> Dumb question, perhaps: does newlib support non-IEEE fp?
> 

Newlib assumes IEEE floating-point format.  For example, see 
libm/common/sf_logb.c.   Some variations are supported;
for example, there is a flag _FLT_LARGEST_EXPONENT_IS_NORMAL
to specify that there are no NaNs or infinity.

-- Jeff J.

References:
- SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?
  - From: Shawn Behrens
- Re: SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?
  - From: H. Peter Anvin
- Re: SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?
  - From: J. Johnston
- Re: SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?
  - From: J. Johnston
- Re: SUSv2: Can we have MAXFLOAT in <math.h> ?
  - From: H. Peter Anvin

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