JTC1/SC22/WG14
N755
* Document Number: WG14 N755/J11 97-118
C9X Revision Proposal
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* Title: LIA-1 Binding: <fenv.h> to <stdmath.h>
Author: Fred J. Tydeman
Author Affiliation: Tydeman Consulting
Postal Address: 3711 Del Robles Dr., Austin, Texas, USA, 78727
E-mail Address: tydeman@tybor.com
Telephone Number: +1 (512) 255-8696
Fax Number: +1 (512) 255-8696
Sponsor: WG14
Date: 1997-09-16
Proposal Category:
Y_ Editorial change/non-normative contribution
__ Correction
__ New feature
__ Addition to obsolescent feature list
__ Addition to Future Directions
__ Other (please specify) ______________________________
Area of Standard Affected:
__ Environment
__ Language
__ Preprocessor
__ Library
__ Macro/typedef/tag name
__ Function
__ Header
Y_ Other (please specify) Rational______________________
Prior Art: None known.
Target Audience: Programmers writing programs that perform a
significant amount of numeric processing.___________________
Related Documents (if any):
WG14/N758 C9X and LIA-1 informative annex,
WG14/N756 LIA-1 Binding: Arithmetic exception => SIGFPE,
WG14/N753 LIA-1 Binding: Rationale,
WG14/N752 LIA-1 Binding: Optional parts annex,
WG14/N751 LIA-1 Binding: Combined LIA-1 + IEC-559 annex,
WG14/N750 LIA-1 Binding: LIA-1 annex,
WG14/N749 LIA-1 Binding: <stdlia.h>,
WG14/N748 LIA-1 Binding: Adding 'pole' from LIA-2,
WG14/N747 IEC 559 Binding: Signaling NaNs,
WG14/N528 C Binding for LIA-1,
WG14/N488 LIA-2 (math library),
WG14/N487 LIA-1 (arithmetic),
WG14/N486 LIA Overview,
WG14/N463 Impact of adding LIA-1,
WG14/N461 C Binding of LIA-1
Proposal Attached: _Y Yes __ No, but what's your interest?
Abstract: The current <fenv.h> supports the floating-point
environment. This proposal adds the integer environment to
the floating-point environment to get the combined
arithmetic environment. In the process, the header is
renamed to <stdmath.h> and the combined arithmetic types,
macros, and functions are renamed. This then allows the
addition of three macros to denote the LIA-1 required
integer exceptions to provide LIA-1 conformance. If those
three integer macros are not defined, <stdmath.h> is
equivalent to the current <fenv.h>.
Proposal:
Note: The '*' characters in the lefthand column are not part
of the proposal (they are useful for emacs M-x outline mode)
In the following, bold text, italic text,
<TT>code sample</TT> are the conventions used to indicate
text different from normal.
* Here are the changes to turn <fenv.h> into <stdmath.h>.
These are given in terms of Draft 10, 1997-06-27 (as found
on the ftp site). These first set of changes (up until the
================ separator) convert the floating-point
specific environment header <fenv.h> into a combined
floating-point and integer environment header <stdmath.h>.
They are independent of LIA, but make adding LIA easier.
Note: I do not care what the names get changed to. The
prefix could be math, arith, me (math env.), ae (arith
env.), or something else.
** -- Specific changes (not in 7.6 <fenv.h>)
*** Page 14, footnote 9: Change from:
The IEC 559 standard for binary floating-point arithmetic
requires certain status flags and control modes, with user
access. Floating-point operations implicitly set the status
flags; modes affect result values of floating-point
operations. Implementations that support such
floating-point state will need to regard changes to it as
side effects - see Annex F for details. The floating-point
environment library <fenv.h> provides a programming facility
for indicating when these side effects matter, freeing the
implementations in other cases.
to:
The LIA-1 standard for language independent arithmetic and
the IEC 559 standard for binary floating-point arithmetic
require certain status flags and control modes, with user
access. Arithmetic operations implicitly set the status
flags; modes affect result values of arithmetic operations.
Implementations that support such arithmetic state will need
to regard changes to it as side effects - see Annex F for
details of IEC 559 and Annex H for details of LIA-1. The
arithmetic environment library <stdmath.h> provides a
programming facility for indicating when these side effects
matter, freeing the implementations in other cases.
** -- Specific changes for 7.6 Floating-point environment <fenv.h>:
*** Page 207, paragraph #2, 2nd bullet: Change from:
unless its documentation promises otherwise or unless the
function is known not to use floating-point;
to:
unless its documentation promises otherwise;
*** Page 207, paragraph #2, 3rd bullet: Change from:
unless its documentation promises otherwise, or unless the
function is known not to use floating-point.
to:
unless its documentation promises otherwise.
*** Page 207, footnote 127: Change from:
This header is designed to support the exception status
flags and directed-rounding control modes required by IEC
559, and other similar floating-point state information.
Also it is designed to facilitate code portability among all
systems.
to:
This header is designed to support the directed-rounding
control modes required by IEC 559, and exception status
flags and other similar arithmetic state information
required by both LIA-1 and IEC 559. Also it is designed to
facilitate code portability among all systems.
*** Page 209, paragraph 9: Change from:
beginning with FE_
to:
beginning with MATH_
*** Page 216, footnote 135: Change from:
IEC 559 systems have a default non-stop mode, and typically
at least one other mode for trap handling or aborting;
to:
IEC 559 systems have a default non-stop mode, and typically
at least one other mode for trap handling or aborting; LIA-1
systems have non-stop, trapping, and aborting modes;
Except for change bars, these sed substitute global commands
will do the changes in the main body text and the footnotes:
s/Floating-point/Arithmetic/g
s/floating-point/arithmetic/g
Those above sed commands are to be applied only to 7.6
<fenv.h>
** -- General changes for the entire standard. Except for
change bars, these sed substitute global commands will do
the changes in the main body text and the footnotes:
s/<fenv.h>/<stdmath.h>/g
s/fenv_t/math_env_t/g
s/fexcept_t/math_except_t/g
s/FE_INEXACT/MATH_FP_INEXACT/g
s/FE_DIVBYZERO/MATH_FP_DIVBYZERO/g
s/FE_UNDERFLOW/MATH_FP_UNDERFLOW/g
s/FE_OVERFLOW/MATH_FP_OVERFLOW/g
s/FE_INVALID/MATH_FP_INVALID/g
s/FE_ALL_EXCEPT/MATH_ALL_EXCEPT/g
s/FE_DFL_ENV/MATH_DFL_ENV/g
s/FENV_ACCESS/MATH_ENV_ACCESS/g
s/feclearexcept/mathclearexcept/g
s/fegetexceptflag/mathgetexceptflag/g
s/feraiseexcept/mathraiseexcept/g
s/fesetexceptflag/mathsetexceptflag/g
s/fetestexcept/mathtestexcept/g
s/fegetenv/mathgetenv/g
s/feholdexcept/mathholdexcept/g
s/fesetenv/mathsetenv/g
s/feupdateenv/mathupdateenv/g
[Note: The following are left as is in C9X:
FE_TONEAREST
FE_UPWARD
FE_DOWNWARD
FE_TOWARDZERO
fegetround
fesetround
although it might be better to change 'fe' to 'fp'
and 'FE' to 'FP'.]
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* These next changes are to mesh the LIA-1 proposal with the
above changes.
** In N749 <stdlia.h>:
-- Remove discussion of integer environment in 7.x opening
paragraph and footnote.
-- Change
INT_OVERFLOW to MATH_INT_OVER
INT_DIVBYZERO to MATH_INT_DIVBYZERO
INT_INVALID to MATH_INT_INVALID
everywhere and move then to <stdmath.h> after
MATH_FP_INVALID. Remove the paragraph describing them from
7.x.4
-- Change FE_* to whatever as per changes in <stdmath.h>
above.
-- Remove INT_ALL_EXCEPT and the paragraph describing it in
7.x.4
-- Remove 7.x.4.2 Exception flags section
-- Remove 7.x.4.2.1 The ieclearexcept function section
-- Remove 7.x.4.2.2 The ieraiseexcept function section
-- Remove 7.x.4.2.3 The ietestexcept function section
** In N750 LIA-1 annex:
-- Change macro names to match above changes.
-- Merge (fe/ie)(clear/raise/test)except into
math(clear/raise/test)except.
** In N751 Combined LIA-1 + IEC 559 annex:
-- Change macro names to match above changes.
-- Change function names to match above changes.
** In N752 Optional parts:
-- Change macro names to match above changes.
-- Change function names to match above changes.
-- Change FE_TRAP_* to MATH_TRAP_*.
-- Change INT_TRAP_* to MATH_TRAP_*.
-- Merge (fe/ie)(enable/disable/test)trap into
math(enable/disable/test)trap.
-- Make precision control match rounding control, either
FE/fe or FP/fp.
** In N753 Rationale:
-- Change macro names to match above changes.
-- Change function names to match above changes.
-- Change FE_* to whatever as per changes in <stdmath.h>
above.