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Re: [DOC] update decimal float section in extend.texi
- From: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald at pfeifer dot com>
- To: Janis Johnson <janis187 at us dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:41:55 +0200 (CEST)
- Subject: Re: [DOC] update decimal float section in extend.texi
- References: <20060823001523.GA7957@us.ibm.com>
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Janis Johnson wrote:
> Index: gcc/doc/extend.texi
> ===================================================================
> --- gcc/doc/extend.texi (revision 116309)
> +++ gcc/doc/extend.texi (working copy)
> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
> * Conditionals:: Omitting the middle operand of a @samp{?:} expression.
> * Long Long:: Double-word integers---@code{long long int}.
> * Complex:: Data types for complex numbers.
> -* Decimal Float:: Decimal Floating Point.
> +* Decimal Float:: Decimal Floating Types.
Looks good, just one question:
Is Decimal Floating Types common term? I would have expected Decimal
Floating Point Types or similar.
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n1108.htm and indicate
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1977.html that
this is, in fact, okay. Perhaps a short comment on the relation of
floating point types and decimal floating types would help avoid confusion
for naive readers like me?
Gerald