Re: Use of C99 extra long double math functions after r236148

On Jul 10, 2012, at 7:45 AM, Steve Kargl wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:10:05AM +0200, Rainer Hurling wrote:
>>=20
>> Do you think your version from=20
>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D152415 for expl() ld80=20=

>> version could be the one getting into head? Would you be willing to=20=

>> commit it?
>=20
> That's a fairly early version of the ld80 expl().
> bde and das reviewed the code and made several
> suggested changes.

Cool.  Send them to me and I'll move them into the tree.

>> As far as I understand from discussions on R mailing list=20
>> (r-devel@r-project.org), they plan to reduce the emulation and/or=20
>> workaround of long and complex math functions for FreeBSD and other=20=

>> systems with their next releases of R devel. So we could really need=20=

>> some progress with our C99 conform math functions ;-)
>=20
> I don't know R, and I don't understand what is meant
> by 'they plan to reduce the emulation and/or workaround
> of ... funtions'.

R is a totally awesome statistical and graphics packaging.  It means =
they are dropping support for freeBSD because we don't have these =
functions.  That totally sucks, and to prevent that, I'd be willing to =
commit the #define nonsense.  Unless somebody has something better they =
could forward me for integration...

Warner=
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