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Re: [PING] [PATCH] PowerPC libm-test.inc expl(1000.0L) result exceeds__LDBL_MAX__ for IBM Long Double 128.
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
- To: rsa at us dot ibm dot com
- Cc: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 11:35:29 -0700
- Subject: Re: [PING] [PATCH] PowerPC libm-test.inc expl(1000.0L) result exceeds__LDBL_MAX__ for IBM Long Double 128.
- References: <1203538706.11373.40.camel@localhost> <1211470005.16932.8.camel@localhost>
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Ryan S. Arnold wrote:
> -#ifdef TEST_LDOUBLE
> +#if __LDBL_MAX_EXP__ > 1024 && defined (TEST_LDOUBLE)
I don't understand this. This exponent for the format is 15 bits in (14
bits but sign). That's an exponent of 16384. Where is the problem?
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â Ulrich Drepper â Red Hat, Inc. â 444 Castro St â Mountain View, CA â
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