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Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:02:03 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: math_errhandling [PATCH]
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Hello.

KB Williams wrote:
> In a message dated 11/16/2003 12:27:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk writes:
>
> > math_errhandling is only returned with MATH_ERRNO set, since we don't
> > support raising "exceptions" yet.
>
> Keep in mind that the functions in libm suffer from no such restriction
> and raise exceptions whenever it seems appropriate.

In the context of math_errhandling, "exception" means feraiseexcept,
fegetexcept, etc. That's why I put exception in quotes.

I think you're talking about FP exceptions raised by the processor. Am I
correct?

Bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]

"You can't evaluate a man by logic alone." -- McCoy, "I, Mudd", Star Trek