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From: dal@syntel.UUCP (Dale Schumacher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: FP libraries
Summary: Why not use 4.2BSD LIBM
Message-ID: <062089A1778@syntel.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jul 89 03:35:46 GMT
References: <13470@ea.ecn.purdue.edu> <19965@louie.udel.EDU>
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In article <13470@ea.ecn.purdue.edu>, housel@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Peter S. Housel) writes:
> In article <19965@louie.udel.EDU>, APEARSON@WAYNEST1.BITNET (Patrick Haggood) writes:
> >I have the need to produce programs requiring floating point under
> >minix.  Is there a floating point library for the ACK compiler, or,
> >is there another compiler available under minix?
> 
> 	Wait another week or two... I have a floating point kit for
> Minix-PC that is mostly done and ready to post.
> 
> 	The elementary functions library is currently very sparse, but
> the basis for something bigger is there.

Has anyone looked into making use of the publically released LIBM from
4.2 BSD?  With the basic FP support in place, it would seem to be a
very good source for code to complete the package.

PS.  Peter, where do you find the time to do all this code!

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