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Re: Add testcase for bug 5794 (incorrect expm1 overflow)

From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
To: "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: Carlos O'Donell <carlos at systemhalted dot org>, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:54:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Add testcase for bug 5794 (incorrect expm1 overflow)
References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1202291746470.7156@digraph.polyomino.org.uk><CADZpyixPYdPH+dCrsWgM87=eJ1M0PuokU_PeL8Wt_R6ydLndqg@mail.gmail.com><Pine.LNX.4.64.1202292050340.20041@digraph.polyomino.org.uk>

> Using [BZ #N] for anything related to a bug does make sense - though you 
> need to be careful not to think someone has forgotten a NEWS entry, and so 
> make one for them, on the basis of a [BZ #N] entry, given that it may not 
> be the fix for the bug but a testcase (as here) for a bug previously 
> fixed, or only a partial fix for a bug whose fix will need several 
> patches.

We could consider amending the convention to indicate when a change should
close a bug, e.g. "[BZ #nn fixed]" or something.

References:
- Add testcase for bug 5794 (incorrect expm1 overflow)
  - From: Joseph S. Myers
- Re: Add testcase for bug 5794 (incorrect expm1 overflow)
  - From: Carlos O'Donell
- Re: Add testcase for bug 5794 (incorrect expm1 overflow)
  - From: Joseph S. Myers

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