IEEE arithmetic in C
David Wolverton
daw at cbnewsh.ATT.COM
Thu May 3 06:25:42 AEST 1990
In article <1990Apr25.162502.5977 at utzoo.uucp>, henry at utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> In article <4328.263076F2 at puddle.fidonet.org> CSPW.RURES at p0.f4.n494.z5.fidonet.org (CSPW RURES) writes:
> >1. Does ANSI C say anything about IEEE arithmetic?
>
> Basically, no. Alas. Which means that you are stuck with whatever your
> supplier gives you, and you will have to consult his manuals to find out
> just what that is. With one or two exceptions (Apple), the suppliers have
Also Sun (since at least SunOS 3.?) and AT&T (since SVR3).
> not been good at complete and correct support of IEEE arithmetic.
Dave Wolverton
att!attunix!daw
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