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[Bug math/706] pow() produces inaccurate results for base ~ 1.0, and large exponent on 32-bit x86
- From: "jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:52:38 +0000
- Subject: [Bug math/706] pow() produces inaccurate results for base ~ 1.0, and large exponent on 32-bit x86
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- References: <bug-706-131@http.sourceware.org/bugzilla/>
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=706
--- Comment #8 from Joseph Myers <jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-02-22 21:52:38 UTC ---
I should add: part of the ABI is that the libm functions are expected to be
called with the FPU in 64-bit mode, so the results with it in 53-bit mode are
not a bug; it's only the 64-bit mode case where we ought to do better.
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