Re: 754R draft revised after 15 April meeting

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> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 19:37:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David G Hough 754R work <754r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: stds-754@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: 754R draft revised after 15 April meeting
>
> http://754r-c.ucbtest.org/drafts
>
> If you were there, please review it for correctness
> before the memory fades.

        New Section N, second paragraph, first sentance:

        "This section defines a second level of conformance to this
        standard, by specifying additional requirements to those new
        implementations for which complete ANSI/IEEE std 754-1985
        compatability is not paramount."

        This is incorrect.  Everything (so far, anyway) in the second
        level of complience is ALSO 754-1985 compatable.  And, although
        we may think of it as applying to only new implementations, we
        should not prevent existing implementations from updating to
        this level.  Therefore:

        "This section defines a second level of conformance to this
        standard by specifying additional requirements."

        The second sentance in that paragraph is still fine.

        The following bullet item "3:" should read as only applying to
        NaNs.

        I think that most (if not all) of the contents of Annex 1 can
        go into new Section N but we can discuss that first if you
        disagree.  That is, that these functions are recommended
        (should) in conformance level 1 & required (shall) in
        conformance level 2.

        That's about it for now.

        Thanks.

                                Dan