On 2005-05-31 21:16:19 +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > The "long double" type is required, but it is not required to be > > extended precision. > > But it can be.
So what? > > Once you change the rounding precision, this is no longer required, > > since you are already working with an extension. > > The use of long double is not an extension. Changing the rounding precision is. The C standard defines how you can change the rounding direction, but not the rounding precision. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA
