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author | vlefevre <vlefevre@280ebfd0-de03-0410-8827-d642c229c3f4> | 2003-11-21 08:05:29 +0000 |
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committer | vlefevre <vlefevre@280ebfd0-de03-0410-8827-d642c229c3f4> | 2003-11-21 08:05:29 +0000 |
commit | 9d5ff239aad15d22cada46e7fdd16460318e64ab (patch) | |
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Notes about not using mpfr_set_d in the tests.
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diff --git a/README.dev b/README.dev index bfc843de2..3d3599339 100644 --- a/README.dev +++ b/README.dev @@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ not conform to the standard (even with C90); other problems may occur on this architecture. You can either include <stdio.h> or use 0 (possibly casted to the target pointer type). +In the tests, do not use mpfr_set_d (except when testing it), as the +result will depend on the floating-point arithmetic of the system; +this has shown many problems in the past and problems may still occur +with new systems. + To make a release (for the MPFR team): 1) Check the version and update the date in mpfr.texi. 2) Update the ChangeLog file (using a recent version of rcs2log, |