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Date:      Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:30:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: bin/35070: math(3) references section "3m", etc.
Message-ID:  <200202201930.g1KJU1Q28426@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/35070; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@FreeBSD.ORG>
To: Tim Robbins <tim@robbins.dropbear.id.au>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/35070: math(3) references section "3m", etc.
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:30:36 +0200

 On Sat, Feb 16, 2002 at 05:48:47PM +1100, Tim Robbins wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         35070
 > >Category:       bin
 > >Synopsis:       math(3) references section "3m", etc.
 
 > math(3) references section 3m, for example, sin.3m. The table doesn't line
 > up properly. Most of the notes in the manual page is very much out of date.
 > IEEE floating point arithmetic is far more widely implemented than VAX
 > anything.
 > 
 > For example:
 >        The codes in 4.3 BSD's libm for machines that  conform  to
 >        IEEE  754  are  intended  primarily for the National Semi.
 >        32081 and WTL 1164/65.  To use these codes with the  Intel
 >        or Zilog chips, or with the Apple Macintosh or ELXSI 6400,
 > ...
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > Obvious.
 > >Fix:
 > The manual page could do with a rewrite (it's still using -man macro set).
 > I am volunteering to do this, just ask.
 
 Clack! Trap is closed!
 
 PS: Do it!
 

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