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[Bug math/2542] Incorrect return from float gamma (-0X1.FA471547C2FE5P+1)


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2542

Joseph Myers <jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

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             Status|SUSPENDED                   |NEW
         AssignedTo|aj at suse dot de           |unassigned at sourceware
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--- Comment #2 from Joseph Myers <jsm28 at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-02-23 02:05:35 UTC ---
The expected result you give is for the exact double value you give.  When
converted to float (-0x1.fa4716p+1), the expected result is 0X1.DD4B54P-20. 
The error is still huge (and still present today) - about a million ULPs - but
not as huge as indicated in the original report.

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