math.h float_t and double_t not typedef'ed when FLT_EVAL_METHOD defined

[Jeff Johnston]

On 12/18/2012 05:36 PM, Jeff Johnston wrote:
> On 12/18/2012 04:43 PM, Craig Howland wrote:
>> Jeff:
>>       The first alteration is fine, but the second (no checks on log2f
>> macro) stops the patch from fixing the issue that Jordy Portman reported
>> at the start of this thread.  If we want that issue to be fixed, either
>> the log2f macro needs to be deleted now, or else the added gates/checks
>> would need to go back.  I don't care much either way.  The gates
>> preserve the small speed increase (1 function call overhead) gained by
>> the macro for those cases where it is used (probably almost all uses
>> because nobody complained before Jordy did), but do make it messier.
>>                  Craig
>>
>
> Oh, so in Jordy's case, the value of FLT_EVAL_METHOD is set but not 0,
> 1, or 2?  Otherwise, it is covered.
>

I will remove the macro.

-- Jeff J.

> -- Jeff J.
>
>> On 12/18/2012 04:26 PM, Jeff Johnston wrote:
>>> I have checked in a modified version of the patch.
>>>
>>> For implementation-defined FLT_EVAL_METHOD values, it will be assumed
>>> that float_t and double_t have been defined for the configuration
>>> (e.g. config.h or ieeefp.h).
>>>
>>> I have removed the _FLOAT_T_DEFINED and _DOUBLE_T_DEFINED flags and
>>> the check in the log2f macro.  I have also defaulted float_t to float
>>> and double_t to double if FLT_EVAL_METHOD is not defined as was done
>>> prior to the patch.
>>>
>>> In the future, I intend to remove the log2f macro and replace the
>>> log2f function with the BSD version which is consistent with the other
>>> log functions.
>>>
>>> -- Jeff J.
>>>
>>>
>