Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:00:02 -0800 (PST) From: Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/10863: rint(3) returns erratic results Message-ID: <199903300700.XAA09461@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/10863; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> To: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@mcs.net> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/10863: rint(3) returns erratic results Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 01:44:57 -0500 On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 11:59:48PM -0600, Dave Bodenstab wrote: > > See ieeefp.h and floatingpoint.h: this is the correct behaviour > for the default rounding mode of `round to nearest'. See the > Intel manuals for the exact definition of each rounding mode... > briefly, round to nearest chooses the even number if the difference > to the next higher/lower integer is the same. Glork. Thanks, I stand corrected. Sorry for the bogus report. -- Regards, Tim Pierce RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative system obfuscator and hack-of-all-trades To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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