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author | Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> | 1996-11-06 04:24:40 +0000 |
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committer | Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com> | 1996-11-06 04:24:40 +0000 |
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update from main archive 961105cvs/libc-961106
Wed Nov 6 04:30:26 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list: Add weak alias llseek for
_llseek syscall. Reported by Andy Sewell <puck@pookhill.demon.co.uk>.
* string/argz.h: Don't protect by __USE_GNU.
Tue Nov 5 23:38:28 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* Lots of files: Update and reformat copyright.
* Makefile (headers): Add xopen_lim.h.
* catgets/nl_types.h: Move __BEGIN_DECLS before definition of nl_catd.
* grp/grp.h: Define setgrent, getgrent, endgrent, and getgrent_r
if __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* pwd/pwd.h: Define setpwent, getpwent, endpwent, and getpwent_r
if __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* io/Makefile (routines): Add lchown.
* io/sys/poll.h: Add definition of POLLWRNORM.
* io/sys/stat.h: Declare lstat, fchmod, mknod when
__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* libio/Makefile (routines): Add obprintf.
* libio/obprintf.c: New file.
* libio/iolibio.h: Add prototypes for _IO_obstack_vprintf and
_IO_obstack_printf.
* libio/libio.h: Fix typo.
* libio/stdio.h: Declare tempnam if __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
Add prototypes for obstack_vprintf and obstack_printf.
* manual/creature.texi: Describe _XOPEN_SOURCE macro.
* manual/intro.texi: Add reference to NSS chapter.
* manual/libc.texinfo: Update UPDATED.
Comment out `@printindex cp'. It works again.
* manual/memory.texi: Add description for obstack_ptr_grow,
obstack_int_grow, obstack_ptr_grow_fast, and obstack_int_grow_fast.
* manual/nss.texi: Add a few @cindex entries and change NSS_STATUS_*
index entries to @vindex.
* manual/users.texi: Correct @cindex entry for Netgroup.
* math/mathcalls.h: Use __USE_XOPEN and __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED to
make declarations visible for X/Open sources.
* misc/search.h: Declare insque/remque only is __USE_SVID or
__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* misc/sys/uio.h (readv, writev): Change return value from int to
ssize_t.
* posix/Makefile (headers): Add re_comp.h.
* posix/re_comp.h: New file. XPG interface to regex functions.
* posix/getconf.c: Add all names from XPG4.2.
* posix/posix1_lim.h: Increase minimum values for _POSIX_CHILD_MAX
and _POSIX_OPEN_MAX to minimums from XPG4.2.
* sysdeps/generic/confname.h: Add all _SC_* names from XPG4.2.
* sysdeps/posix/sysconf.c: Handle new _SC_* values.
* sysdeps/stub/sysconf.c: Likewise.
* posix/unistd.h: Add declaration of ualarm and lchown. Declare
usleep, fchown, fchdir, nice, getpgid, setsid, getsid, setreuid,
setregid, vfork, ttyslot, symlink, readlink, gethostid, truncate,
ftruncate, getdtablesize, brk, sbrk, lockf when
__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* posix/sys/wait.h: Declare wait3 if __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* shadow/shadow.h: Define SHADOW using _PATH_SHADOW.
* sysdeps/generic/paths.h: Define _PATH_SHADOW.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/paths.h: Likewise.
* signal/signal.h: Declare killpg, sigstack and sigaltstack when
__USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* stdio/stdio.h: Declare tempnam when __USE_XOPEN is defined.
* stdlib/stdlib.h: Make rand48 functions available when __USE_XOPEN
is defined.
Likewise for valloc, putenv, realpath, [efg]cvt*, and getsubopt
functions.
* string/string.h: Make memccpy, strdup, bcmp, bcopy, bzero, index,
and rindex available when __USE_XOPEN_EXTENDED is defined.
* sysdeps/mach/getpagesize.c: De-ANSI-fy. Change return type to int.
* sysdeps/posix/getpagesize.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/stub/getpagesize.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/getpagesize.c: Likewise.
* time/africa: Update from tzdata1996l.
* time/asia: Likewise.
* time/australia: Likewise.
* time/europe: Likewise.
* time/northamerica: Likewise.
* time/pacificnew: Likewise.
* time/southamerica: Likewise.
* time/tzfile.h: Update from tzcode1996m.
* time/time.h: Declare strptime if __USE_XOPEN.
Declare daylight and timezone also if __USE_XOPEN.
* time/sys/time.h: Remove declaration of ualarm.
* wctype/wctype.h: Just reference ISO C standard.
Tue Nov 5 01:26:32 1996 Richard Henderson <rth@tamu.edu>
* crypt/Makefile: Add crypt routines to libc as well iff
$(crypt-in-libc) is set. Do this for temporary binary compatibility
on existing Linux/Alpha installations.
* stdlib/div.c, sysdeps/generic/div.c: Move file to .../generic/.
* stdlib/ldiv.c, sysdeps/generic/ldiv.c: Likewise.
* stdlib/lldiv.c, sysdeps/generic/lldiv.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/Makefile (divrem): Add divlu, dviqu, remlu, and
remqu.
* sysdeps/alpha/div.S: New file.
* sysdeps/alpha/ldiv.S: New file.
* sysdeps/alpha/lldiv.S: New file.
* sysdeps/alpha/divrem.h: Merge signed and unsigned division.
Take pointers from Linus and tighten the inner loops a bit.
* sysdeps/alpha/divl.S: Change defines for merged routines.
* sysdeps/alpha/divq.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/reml.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/remq.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/divlu.S: Remove file.
* sysdeps/alpha/divqu.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/remlu.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/remqu.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/bsd-_setjmp.S: If PROF, call _mcount.
* sysdeps/alpha/bsd-setjmp.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/bzero.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/ffs.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/htonl.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/htons.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/memchr.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/memset.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/s_copysign.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/s_fabs.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/setjmp.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/stpcpy.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/stpncpy.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strcat.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strchr.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strcpy.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strlen.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strncat.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strncpy.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/strrchr.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/udiv_qrnnd.S: Likewise. Fix private labels.
Convert two small jumps to use conditional moves.
* sysdeps/unix/alpha/sysdep.h: Compress all __STDC__ nastiness.
(PSEUDO): If PROF, call _mcount.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/brk.S: If PROF, call _mcount.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/clone.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ieee_get_fp_control.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/ieee_set_fp_control.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/llseek.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/syscall.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/alpha/memcpy.S: New file. Odd layout because it should
eventually contain memmove as well.
* sysdeps/alpha/strcmp.S: New file.
* sysdeps/alpha/strncmp.S: New file.
* sysdeps/alpha/w_sqrt.S: New file.
Tue Nov 5 18:06:06 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* sysdeps/mach/hurd/ttyname_r.c: Use `size_t' for len variable.
Tue Nov 5 12:09:29 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* sysdep/generic/sysdep.h: Define END only if not yet defined.
* sysdep/unix/sysdep.h: Define PSEUDO_END only if not yet defined.
Reported by Thomas Bushnell, n/BSG.
Mon Nov 4 22:46:53 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* manual/users.texi (Netgroup Data): Remove { } around @cindex.
Mon Nov 4 19:07:05 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* malloc/calloc.c: Check for overflow before trying to allocate
memory. Proposed by Neil Matthews <nm@adv.sbc.sony.co.jp>.
Fri Nov 1 18:18:32 1996 Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
* manual/llio.texi (Operating Modes): Add missing arguments to
@deftypevr in O_NONBLOCK description.
* manual/time.texi (Time Zone Functions): Enclose type name in
braces in description of tzname. FIXME: this does not yet work
correctly in info.
Sun Nov 3 17:29:06 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* features.h: Add X/Open macros.
* posix/unistd.h: Define X/Open macros.
* sysdeps/generic/confname.h: Add _SC_XOPEN_XCU_VERSION,
_SC_XOPEN_UNIX, _SC_XOPEN_CRYPT, _SC_XOPEN_ENH_I18N,
_SC_XOPEN_SHM, _SC_2_CHAR_TERM, _SC_2_C_VERSION, and _SC_2_UPE.
* sysdeps/posix/sysconf.c: Handle new constants.
* sysdeps/stub/sysconf.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/posix_opt.h: Add definition of _XOPEN_SHM.
* catgets/catgets.c (catopen): Set errno to ENOMEM when
we run out of memory.
(catgets): Set errno to EBADF when catalog handle is invalid.
Set errno to ENOMSG when translation is not available.
(catclose): Set errno to EBADF when catalog handle is invalid.
* ctype/ctype.h: Declare isascii and toascii when __USE_XOPEN.
Likewise for _toupper and _tolower.
* manual/arith.texi: Document strtoq, strtoll, strtouq, strtoull,
strtof, and strtold.
* manual/math.texi: Document HUGE_VALf and HUGE_VALl.
* manual/stdio.h: Document ' flag for numeric formats of scanf.
* manual/users.texi: Document that cuserid shouldn't be used.
* misc/Makefile (routines): Add dirname.
(headers): Add libgen.h.
(tests): Add tst-dirname.
* misc/dirname.c: New file.
* misc/libgen.h: New file.
* misc/tst-dirname.c: New file.
* misc/search.h: Parameter of hcreate must be of type size_t.
* misc/hsearch.c: Likewise.
* misc/hsearch_r.c: Likewise for hcreate_r.
* misc/search.h: Parameters of insque and remque must be `void *'.
* misc/insremque.c: Likewise.
* posix/unistd.h: Move declarations of mktemp and mkstemp to...
* stdlib/stdlib.h: ...here.
* posix/unistd.h [__USE_XOPEN]: Add prototypes for crypt, setkey,
encrypt, and swab.
* stdio-common/printf-parse.h (struct printf_spec): Add pa_wchar
and pa_wstring.
(parse_one_spec): Remove Linux compatibility code.
Recognize %C and %S formats.
* stdio-common/printf.h: Add PA_WCHAR and PA_WSTRING.
* stdio-common/vfprintf.c: Add implementation of %C and %S format.
* stdio-common/vfscanf.c: Likewise for scanf.
* stdlib/l64a.c: Return value for 0 must be the empty string.
* stdlib/stdlib.h: Declare reentrant function from rand49 family
only if __USE_REENTRANT.
Declare rand48 functions also if __USE_XOPEN.
* stdlib/strtol.c: Return 0 and set errno to EINVAL when BASE is
not a legal value.
Return 0 and set errno to EINVAL when strou* sees negativ number.
* stdlib/tst-strtol.c: De-ANSI-fy.
Change expected results for test of unsigned function and negative
input.
* string/stratcliff.c: Prevent warnings.
* string.h: Move declaration of swab to <unistd.h>.
* string/swab.c: De-ANSI-fy.
* sysdeps/posix/cuserid.c: Implement using getpwuid_r.
* sysdeps/posix/mkstemp.c: Include <stdlib.h> for prototype.
* sysdeps/posix/mktemp.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/stub/mkstemp.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/stub/mktemp.c: Likewise.
* sysvipc/sys/ipc.h: Prototypes of ftok have to be of types `const
char *' and `int'.
* sysvipc/ftok.c: Likewise. Make sure only lower 8 bits of
PROJ_ID are used.
Sun Nov 3 03:21:28 1996 Heiko Schroeder <Heiko.Schroeder@post.rwth-aachen.de>
* locale/programs/ld-numeric.c (numeric_output): Compute idx[0]
correctly.
Sat Nov 2 17:44:32 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
* sysdeps/posix/cuserid.c: Use reentrant functions.
* manual/users.texi: Tell that cuserid is marked to be withdrawn in
XPG4.2.
Sat Nov 2 14:26:37 1996 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
Linus said he will make sure no system call will return a value
in -1 ... -4095 as a valid result.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h: Correct test for error.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/syscall.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.h: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/syscall.S: Likewise.
Sat Nov 2 16:54:49 1996 NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe@mri.co.jp>
* sysdeps/stub/lockfile.c [!USE_IN_LIBIO]: Define weak alias for
__funlockfile, not a circular alias.
Define __IO_ftrylockfile if USE_IN_LIBIO and __ftrylockfile if not,
not vice versa.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.S (__errno_location): Make
it a weak symbol.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/sysdep.S (__errno_location): Likewise.
Likewise.
* crypt/Makefile (rpath-link): Extend search path to current directory.
Diffstat (limited to 'manual/math.texi')
-rw-r--r-- | manual/math.texi | 45 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/manual/math.texi b/manual/math.texi index a97d76c2a1..7de6d169ac 100644 --- a/manual/math.texi +++ b/manual/math.texi @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ over a domain that is only a subset of real numbers. For example, the @code{1}. If you pass an argument to one of these functions that is outside the domain over which it is defined, the function sets @code{errno} to @code{EDOM} to indicate a @dfn{domain error}. On -machines that support IEEE floating point, functions reporting error -@code{EDOM} also return a NaN. +machines that support @w{IEEE 754} floating point, functions reporting +error @code{EDOM} also return a NaN. Some of these functions are defined mathematically to result in a complex value over parts of their domains. The most familiar example of @@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ instead. In this case, @code{errno} might or might not be set to @code{ERANGE}. The only completely reliable way to check for domain and range errors is -to set @code{errno} to @code{0} before you call the mathematical function -and test @code{errno} afterward. As a consequence of this use of +to set @code{errno} to @code{0} before you call the mathematical function +and test @code{errno} afterward. As a consequence of this use of @code{errno}, use of the mathematical functions is not reentrant if you check for errors. @@ -74,14 +74,37 @@ Handling}, for more information about signals.) @comment ANSI @deftypevr Macro double HUGE_VAL An expression representing a particular very large number. On machines -that use IEEE floating point format, the value is ``infinity''. On -other machines, it's typically the largest positive number that can be -represented. +that use @w{IEEE 754} floating point format, the value is ``infinity''. +On other machines, it's typically the largest positive number that can +be represented. -The value of this macro is used as the return value from various -mathematical functions in overflow situations. +The value of this macro is used as the return value from various +mathematical @code{double} returning functions in overflow situations. @end deftypevr +@comment math.h +@comment GNU +@deftypevr Macro float HUGE_VALf +This macro is similar to the @code{HUGE_VAL} macro except that it is +used by functions returning @code{float} values. + +This macro is a GNU extension. +@end deftypevr + +@comment math.h +@comment GNU +@deftypevr Macro {long double} HUGE_VALl +This macro is similar to the @code{HUGE_VAL} macro except that it is +used by functions returning @code{long double} values. The value is +only different from @code{HUGE_VAL} if the architecture really supports +@code{long double} values. + +This macro is a GNU extension. +@end deftypevr + + +@comment + For more information about floating-point representations and limits, see @ref{Floating Point Parameters}. In particular, the macro @code{DBL_MAX} might be more appropriate than @code{HUGE_VAL} for many @@ -343,7 +366,7 @@ of @var{x} is too large; that is, if overflow occurs. @comment math.h @comment ANSI @deftypefun double tanh (double @var{x}) -This function returns the hyperbolic tangent of @var{x}, whose +This function returns the hyperbolic tangent of @var{x}, whose mathematical definition is @w{@code{sinh (@var{x}) / cosh (@var{x})}}. @end deftypefun @@ -497,7 +520,7 @@ restore that state. @deftypefun {void *} setstate (void *@var{state}) The @code{setstate} function restores the random number state information @var{state}. The argument must have been the result of -a previous call to @var{initstate} or @var{setstate}. +a previous call to @var{initstate} or @var{setstate}. The return value is the previous value of the state information array. You can use thise value later as an argument to @code{setstate} to |