4 Commits

Author	SHA1	Message	Date
H. Peter Anvin	2ce0274303	Use a 32-bit floating-point limb size; support 8-bit float ... Use a 32-bit limb size ("like a digit, but bigger") for floating-point conversion. This cuts the number of multiplications per constant by a factor of four. This means supporting fractional-limb-sized numbers, so while we're at it, add support for 8-bit floating point numbers (apparently used in graphics and in audio compression applications.)	2007-10-29 20:20:12 -07:00
H. Peter Anvin	61872221ad	Add 1.5 as a test case: representative of an exact fraction ... 1.5 is an exactly representable fraction, useful for test.	2007-10-16 10:31:16 -07:00
H. Peter Anvin	f48bc6fb48	Support generating NaNs and infinities ... Support generating NaNs and infinities as part of floating-point constants.	2007-09-18 21:55:56 -07:00
H. Peter Anvin	e31747e95b	Unify all standard IEEE floating-point formats; add 128-bit ... Unify all the standard IEEE formats into one function, add support for IEEE standard 128-bit floating point numbers. The 80-bit format is still special since it explicitly represents the integer portion.	2007-09-18 17:50:34 -07:00