Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:31:59 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Use of C99 extra long double math functions after r236148 Message-ID: <20120528203159.GA76340@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <4FC3A154.8030702@missouri.edu> References: <4FC30090.4070003@gwdg.de> <4D8CF7D2-CBEE-438E-A9E7-9C47A8892622@FreeBSD.org> <4FC36FE1.9080908@gwdg.de> <DFE44442-A1B1-40B3-9A79-874BD2BE45E7@FreeBSD.org> <4FC38B81.6000302@gwdg.de> <4FC3A154.8030702@missouri.edu>
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On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:01:24AM -0500, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > One thing that could be done is to have a "math/cephes" port that adds > the extra C99 math functions. This is already done in the math/sage > port, using a rather clever patch due to Peter Jeremy, that applies to > the cephes code. > > What it would do is to create a /usr/local/lib/libm.so that would > provide the extra functions not currently included in /lib/libm.so, and > then link in /lib/libm.so as well. It would also create its own > /usr/local/include/math.h and /usr/local/include/complex.h as well. > > What do you guys think? Do you want someone to start experimenting with > this idea? I could do it, but probably not for a little while. > This is a horrible, horrible, horrible idea. Have you looked at the cephes code, particularly the complex.h functions? -- Steve
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