Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:14:38 +0900 From: Motomichi Matsuzaki <mzaki@e-mail.ne.jp> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/11258: suggestion to refine npx.4 Message-ID: <19990421211438O.mzaki@e-mail.ne.jp>
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>Number: 11258 >Category: docs >Synopsis: suggestion to refine npx.4 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Apr 21 05:20:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Motomichi Matsuzaki >Release: FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: There is no description about "GPL_MATH_EMULATE". In the 'BUGS' section, there is the description, "Emulation of the transcendental functions instructions is incorrect." But "MATH_EMULATE" has not implemented any transcendental functions, and "GPL_MATH_EMULATE" has. This is a confused description, isn't it? In fact, the transcendental funcions under "GPL_MATH_EMULATE" has precision weakness. I suggest to refine these descriptions. Some should be written clearly: * There are two options, "MATH_EMULATE" the original implementation, and "GPL_MATH_EMULATE" derived from Linux. * "MATH_EMULATE" has no transcendental functions. * "GPL_MATH_EMULATE" makes complete emulations, but the transcendental functions have precision weakness. * "GPL_MATH_EMULATE" is GPL-licensed so that the GENERIC kernel uses "MATH_EMULATE". >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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