java.lang/151

[green@cygnus.com]

The following reply was made to PR java.lang/151; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: green@cygnus.com
To: apbianco@cygnus.com, green@cygnus.com, java-gnats@sourceware.cygnus.com,
  sidney@janis.pds.twi.tudelft.nl
Cc:  
Subject: Re: java.lang/151
Date: 5 Mar 2000 08:31:33 -0000

 Synopsis: strange result on Math.sin(1e50)
 
 Responsible-Changed-From-To: apbianco->green
 Responsible-Changed-By: green
 Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Mar  5 00:31:33 2000
 Responsible-Changed-Why:
     I have the answer.
 State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback
 State-Changed-By: green
 State-Changed-When: Sun Mar  5 00:31:33 2000
 State-Changed-Why:
     natMath.cc is using the macro's defined in glibc's
     mathinline.h and glibc's sin macro is giving the wrong
     answer.  The trick is to not use those macros.  I'm
     checking in a patch to do this.
 
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