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Re: Defining a HAVE_J0 in config.h for gfortran?


On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 05:50:28PM +0200, Toon Moene wrote:
> Joseph S. Myers wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Richard Henderson wrote:
> 
> >>If they do come out unresolved for a particular system, then they
> >>do.  Unlike the other intrinsics being discussed, the bessel functions
> >>are not required for other Fortran standard conformance.  I don't
> >>know that we should be trying to remedy every deficiency in the
> >>system libm...
> 
> >One thing to bear in mind is that there is a draft TR for additional 
> ><math.h> functions (WG14 N1051) that adds these functions under different 
> >names, so in future it might be necessary to consider libm with the new 
> >names but not the old.  But hopefully libgfortran configure can deal with 
> >that as and when it is needed.
> 
> And, in addition to this, there's a good chance that Bessel functions et 
> al. will be intrinsic functions in Fortran 2008 (which will be the 
> Fortran Standard after 2003 has gone out succesfully - a paper exercise 
> if there ever was one ... ;-)
> 

I don't really care about what the C standard might do, 
and I don't care about future Fortran standards beyond
F2003.  However, I do care about unreviewed patchs. :-)

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2004-08/msg00965.html

-- 
Steve


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