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Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, Diane Bruce <db@db.net>,
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Subject: Re: Use of C99 extra long double math functions after r236148
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On Friday, July 13, 2012 7:41:00 am Peter Jeremy wrote:
> AFAIK, none of the relevant standards (POSIX, IEEE754) have any
> precision requirements for functions other than +-*/ and sqrt() - all
> of which we have correctly implemented.  I therefore believe that, for
> the remaining missing functions, the Project would be best served by
> committing the best code that is currently available under a suitable
> license and cleaning it up over time (as was done for the current
> libm).

I concur.  However, are there any patches that we can commit now?  It
seems that there are some things that could go into the tree now that
will certainly reduce the concerns of the R folk.

-- 
John Baldwin