Yo Eric! On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:26:46 -0400 "Eric S. Raymond via devel" <devel@ntpsec.org> wrote:
> Fred Wright via devel <devel@ntpsec.org>:
> > IMO, if a proper cost-benefit analysis of the use of long doubles
> > in the NTP context were conducted, it would result in a resounding
> > thumbs down.
> Best to avoid any doubt about precision and perform all the
> computations as long double or better as timespec(64).
I'm all in favor of timespec(64). Just not this month.
> That said, I'm going to push - not hard, not hill-to-die-on, just
> moderately - for remaining strict about our C99 conformance policy
> and culling old releases/minor platforms that can't meet it.
+1.
RGDS
GARY
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