Re: That other flavour...
> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:39:18 -0400
> To: stds-1788 <stds-1788@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Nate Hayes <nh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> From: Michel Hack <mhack@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: That other flavour...
>
> . . .
>
> Perhaps we need a separate chapter on non-interval operations, or move
> clause 13.7 to the end of Chapter 1. We also had Motion M0024.03 which
> required availability of explicit directed-rounding for the basic point
> arithmetic operations (which comes for free with 754-2008, but could be
> an additional requirement for non-754 implementations). This belongs in
> the same place.
>
> Michel.
>
> ---Sent: 2013-09-20 19:39:43 UTC
I doubt it was Michel's intention to raise this issue but I will:
Can we (or should we) restrict implementations to 754-2008? Given
its wide acceptance throughout the world, it would not restrict our
customers much. (Or would it?) And, an underlying arithmetic which
is both good & well defined would make the rest of our task much
easier. (There are specific implementations of intervals already
written in 754 & it would allow us to write new features into 1788
as proof of concept.)
What say you folks?
Just curious...
Dan