On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:33:07PM -0700, Steve Ellcey wrote: > > We need a standard for __float128. Otherwise, a program using > > __float128 may generate different results with different > > compilers on different platforms. > > > > BTW, I had a __float128 patch for glibc. Because there is no > > __float128 standard, it wasn't accepted. > > > > > > H.J. > > The HP compiler has an option that allows it to accept 'extended' as a > type that is equivalent to __float80 and 'quad' as equivalent to 'long > double' which is __float128 on HP-UX. For the quad type it uses the Q > suffix for quad constants (and a lower case q for quad functions like > sqrtq). I don't think this is a standard, but it is a precedent.
I used `q' as suffix for __float128 functions like __isinfq/__isnanq. But I used strtoqd since we have strtold. I like `Q' suffix in __float128 constants. H.J.
