On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 at 11:29 +0000, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
Also fix the index entries for the decimal float suffixes, which are not
integer suffixes.
gcc/ChangeLog:
PR c/84717
* doc/extend.texi (Decimal Float): Document 'd' suffix. Fix
index entries for decimal float suffixes.
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OK for trunk and active branches?
Oh, this should also document the D suffix.
gcc/doc/extend.texi | 16 +++++++++-------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index 5f36510135c9..bbe941a9ad2a 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -403,12 +403,13 @@ FPU.
@cindex @code{_Decimal32} data type
@cindex @code{_Decimal64} data type
@cindex @code{_Decimal128} data type
-@cindex @code{df} integer suffix
-@cindex @code{dd} integer suffix
-@cindex @code{dl} integer suffix
-@cindex @code{DF} integer suffix
-@cindex @code{DD} integer suffix
-@cindex @code{DL} integer suffix
+@cindex @code{df} floating point suffix
+@cindex @code{dd} floating point suffix
+@cindex @code{dl} floating point suffix
+@cindex @code{DF} floating point suffix
+@cindex @code{DD} floating point suffix
+@cindex @code{DL} floating point suffix
+@cindex @code{d} floating point suffix
As an extension, GNU C supports decimal floating types as
defined in the N1312 draft of ISO/IEC WDTR24732. Support for decimal
@@ -427,7 +428,8 @@ relational operators; equality operators; and conversions
to and from
integer and other floating types. Use a suffix @samp{df} or
@samp{DF} in a literal constant of type @code{_Decimal32}, @samp{dd}
or @samp{DD} for @code{_Decimal64}, and @samp{dl} or @samp{DL} for
-@code{_Decimal128}.
+@code{_Decimal128}. The draft TR also defines the suffix @samp{d} for
+type @code{double}.
GCC support of decimal float as specified by the draft technical report
is incomplete:
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2.52.0
