Return to the
comp.compilers page.
Search the
comp.compilers archives again.
| Related articles |
|---|
| Optimizing IEEE Floating-Point Operations bill@hcx2.SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM (1991-06-14) |
| INFs and NaNs richarda@cec825.atl.hp.com (1991-06-17) |
| Re: INFs and NaNs presberg@compass.com (1991-06-18) |
| Newsgroups: | comp.compilers |
| From: | richarda@cec825.atl.hp.com |
| Keywords: | arithmetic, dataflow |
| Organization: | Compilers Central |
| References: | 91-06-016 |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Jun 91 15:03:50 EDT |
In article 91-06-016, bill@hcx2.SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM writes:
>As far as I know, there is only _one_ kind of mathematics. The FORTRAN
>standard is referring to real mathematics, not any particular means of
>approximating mathematics.
Dealing with error values (such as INF, divzero, etc.) does not necessarily
preclude one from "mathematicality." I seem to recall that the folks working
on dataflow architectures rigorously defined the math for propogating error
values so that traps, etc., would not be necessary. I don't recall the author
but I believe the title of the paper was Error Values in Val.
--
Return to the
comp.compilers page.
Search the
comp.compilers archives again.