On 05/28/2012 03:31 PM, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:01:24AM -0500, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: >> One thing that could be done is to have a "math/cephes" port that adds >> the extra C99 math functions. This is already done in the math/sage >> port, using a rather clever patch due to Peter Jeremy, that applies to >> the cephes code. >> >> What it would do is to create a /usr/local/lib/libm.so that would >> provide the extra functions not currently included in /lib/libm.so, and >> then link in /lib/libm.so as well. It would also create its own >> /usr/local/include/math.h and /usr/local/include/complex.h as well. >> >> What do you guys think? Do you want someone to start experimenting with >> this idea? I could do it, but probably not for a little while. >> > > This is a horrible, horrible, horrible idea. Have you > looked at the cephes code, particularly the complex.h > functions? I have only taken a very cursory look. What should I specifically look for in seeing that the code is bad?Received on Mon May 28 2012 - 19:19:24 UTC
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