Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic

diamond@tkov50.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa)
Fri, 26 Oct 90 01:06:47 PDT

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Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic eggert@twinsun.com (1990-10-25)
Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic wsb@eng.Sun.COM (1990-10-25)
Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic sjc@key.COM (1990-10-26)
*Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic diamond@tkov50.enet.dec.com* (1990-10-15)**
Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic tim@ksr.com (Tim Peters) (1990-10-27)
Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic bsy+@CS.CMU.EDU (Bennet Yee) (1990-10-28)
Re: IEEE 754 vs Fortran arithmetic mcohen@amsaa-seer.brl.mil (Marty Cohen) (1990-10-30)

Newsgroups:	comp.compilers,comp.lang.fortran
From:	diamond@tkov50.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa)
Keywords:	Fortran
Organization:	Digital Equipment Corporation Japan , Tokyo
References:	<9010230628.AA22160@admin.ogi.edu> <1990Oct24.162529.20452@zoo.toronto.edu> <1990Oct25.010604.4796@twinsun.com>
Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 90 01:06:47 PDT
Bogus:	In article <1990Oct25.010604.4796@twinsun.com> eggert@twinsun.com (Paul Eggert) writes:
Bogus:	>ANSI X3.9-1978 says that -0.0 and +0.0 must print the same way. IEEE 754-1985
Bogus:	>says that -0.0 and +0.0 are distinct, and that printing any number and reading
Bogus:	>it back in must yield the original number if the proper precision is used.
Bogus:	Unfortunately, it is possible. For example, "proper precision" could be
Bogus:	specified as leaving room for +0.0 to print as 0.0 while -0.0 prints as
Bogus:	(I can hardly type it)
Bogus:	00.0
Bogus:	(oh I feel ill).
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