std::pow implementation

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

Richard Guenther <rguenth@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:

| > | With Gaby's suggested interpretation, the compiler has *no* choice; it
| > | must obey the inlining constraint because the programmer always knows
| > | better...  Even when prepared to admit that he doesn't.
| >
| > That assertion is wrong.
| 
| Which one? That the compiler has no choice?

Mostly.  See my answer to (the other) Richard.

-- Gaby