Re: [OT] __builtin_cpow((0,0),(0,0))

[Duncan Sands <baldrick at free dot fr>]

Hi Robert,

> Well if you tell me there are people about there implementing cpow
> with log and exp, that's enough for me to decide that Ada should
> continue to stay away (the Ada RM has accuracy requirements that
> would preclude a broken implementation of this kind) :-)

the reference manual allows for a "relaxed mode", which doesn't have
those accuracy requirements.  I guess -ffast-math and the use of
builtins would be appropriate in the relaxed mode.  Do you plan to
implement such a mode one day?

Just curious.

All the best,

Duncan.