Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:07:14 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: das@FreeBSD.ORG, standards@FreeBSD.ORG, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: importing gdtoa Message-ID: <20030226140714.GE487@straylight.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20030226.060820.109287185.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20030221085508.GA55786@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <20030226.060820.109287185.imp@bsdimp.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 06:08:20AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20030221085508.GA55786@HAL9000.homeunix.com> > David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG> writes: > : - Import gdtoa sources into src/contrib/netlib/gdtoa, except for > : gdtoaimp.h, which goes into src/lib/libc/include. > > Does the g in the above mean 'GNU' and are you polluting libc with > GPL'd code? A Google search for 'gdtoa' quickly reveals that it is part of the netlib package, and more specifically, from http://netlib.bell-labs.com/netlib/fp/ file: gdtoa.tgz for: generalization of dtoa.c to other IEEE and IEEE-like precisions (float, extended, quad) and "double double". Rounding directions may be specified; decimal -> interval is an alternative. G'luck, Peter -- Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@sbnd.net roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 This sentence is false. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+XMoS7Ri2jRYZRVMRAsx6AJwNZLL6r6DyHCdmmuaLIBge8a6/mwCeKHEg TpL1T1ePVu4oMqtoUjKEbu0= =TaNO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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