On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:43 PM, David Cournapeau <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Charles R Harris > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > > > Umm, PPC doesn't have ieee quad, it is an amalgam of two doubles. > > Good catch ! I added a new type define for this case, with the > corresponding union. > > I have quickly tested it under rosetta, and it seems that > npy_nextafterl gives a reasonable answer for the few values I have > tried (i.e. the same as for a double). > > I don't remember how PPC does it's arithmetic with the two doubles, but one holds small values that are added to the other double, so I don't think it can be just like a double in some circumstances. What's rosetta? Chuck
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