Re: lib/45372: A bug in pow(3)

[Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/45372; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen%iki.fi@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: lib/45372: A bug in pow(3)
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:57:44 +0300

 On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 09:30:06AM +0000, Thomas Klausner wrote:
 >  So you're saying that -1^(+infinity) is 1?
 
 Yes, in libm(3).
 
 >  Which standard defines that?
 
 IEEE.
 
 >  e_pow.c explicitly mentions the case:
 >   *      9.  +-1         ** +-INF is NAN
 >  and I tend to agree.
 
 It is wrong. There is little room for interpretation in the standards. 
 Note also that Linux and other operating systems have this right.
 
 - Jukka.