Re: [Bug 13010] New: [F+O 3.0] Which version of IEEE 754?

On 21/06/2011 21:15, Jim Melton wrote:
> Why, Mike?  We're not adopting precisionDecimal.  What other changes 
> are  in IEEE 754:2008 that we need to recognize?

The trigonometric functions are defined in terms of 754:2008. I've no 
idea whether 754:1985 defines these, or whether the definitions are the 
same. Having invested in a copy of the 754:2008 spec, I've no particular 
enthusiasm for buying a copy of 754:1985 just to find out whether it has 
changed.

I think we can be reasonably confident that there won't be any material 
changes to the definitions of double arithmetic, other than bug fixes, 
between the two: the spec is embodied in a lot of hardware.

Mike


>
>
> Just curious,
>    Jim
>
> At 6/21/2011 09:42 AM, bugzilla@jessica.w3.org wrote:
>> http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13010
>>
>>            Summary: [F+O 3.0] Which version of IEEE 754?
>>            Product: XPath / XQuery / XSLT
>>            Version: Working drafts
>>           Platform: PC
>>         OS/Version: Windows NT
>>             Status: NEW
>>           Severity: normal
>>           Priority: P2
>>          Component: Functions and Operators 3.0
>>         AssignedTo: mike@saxonica.com
>>         ReportedBy: mike@saxonica.com
>>          QAContact: public-qt-comments@w3.org
>>
>>
>> The Functions and Operators specification refers to both the 1985 and 
>> 2008
>> editions of IEEE 754. The references should probably all change to 
>> refer to the
>> 2008 edition.
>>
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