Subject: Re: PERL and NetBSD 1.3_ALPHA
To: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
From: Erik Bertelsen <erik@sockdev.uni-c.dk>
List: current-users
Date: 11/11/1997 09:25:55
On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Giles Lean wrote:
..
.. OK, I've now got some C code with a wrong answer. I'll send-pr
.. this later unless someone tells me it is obviously off the wall.
..
.. #include <math.h>
.. #include <stdio.h>
.. #include <stdlib.h>
..
.. int
.. main()
.. {
.. printf("%.15f\n", atan2(1, 1.2));
.. exit(0);
.. }
..
.. This code produces:
..
.. 0.785398163397448 on 1.3_ALPHA with the broken library
.. 0.694738276196703 on 1.1
NetBSD 1.2.1 produces the same result as 1.1. (on a 486)
- Erik
PS: yes, I think it is time for a reasonably high-prioritized PR.