Submitter:CFP group
Submission Date: 2020-09-29
Document: WG14 N2580
Title: N2580: DFP triples
Reference Documents:N2478

Summary

The decimal floating point (DFP) notation (1,0,0) is confusing.

WG14 N2478 in 5.2.4.2.3#5 has:

Thus, x = s * c * 10**q is represented by the triple of integers (s, c, q).

5.2.4.2.2#2 has

s sign (+/-1)

Since 's' is a signed value, it would be clearer if references to triples (1,c,q) and similar be done as (+1,c,q). This would change:

• 5.2.4.2.3#6 in 5 places.
• 6.4.4.2#9 in 32 places.
• 7.21.6.1#19 in 24 places.
• 7.22.1.6#7 in 1 place.
• 7.22.1.6#8 in 35 places.
• 7.29.4.1.2#7 in 1 place.
• F.9.2#4 in 6 places.