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Re: help with the conception of floating point
- From: Ben Elliston <bje at au1 dot ibm dot com>
- To: Eric Fisher <joefoxreal at gmail dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:54:11 +1100
- Subject: Re: help with the conception of floating point
- References: <d6afecde0601181848q6cd443cag@mail.gmail.com>
> I'm looking at the fp-bit.h, fp-bit.c, and try to understand the
> floating point operation simulation. But there are many proper noun
> hard to get the conception. Such as
You might find the code easier to follow with a quick skim of: "What
Every Computer Scientist Should Know about Floating-Point Arithmetic",
or some of the other readings listed at:
http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html.
Cheers, Ben