non-IEEE754 float

2016-08-25 Thread coypu
Hi, IBM has its own float format with FLT_RADIX=16. Only in 1998 they started offering IEEE754 float on the same hardware. Does NetBSD intend/does support this? is this something to keep in mind? Thanks.

libm

2016-08-25 Thread David Holland
(1) libm is horribly non-KNF; my understanding is that at one time it had an upstream of sorts which is why it's the way it is, but it doesn't any more so there's no longer any reason to humour this. Is that correct? (2) does anyone who knows floating-point stuff well (which I don't) want to colla