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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:46:08 +1100 (AEDT)
From: Damian McGuckin <damianm@....com.au>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
cc: mg1633068 <songyue@...il.nju.edu.cn>
Subject: Re: casinh function accuracy problem
On Tue, 11 Feb 2020, Rich Felker wrote:
> High-quality complex math functions are a long-term wishlist item for
> musl but nobody has stepped up to do them and I don't really feel like
> doing it, at least not over other improvements I could be working on.
As you say, they do work reasonably well even now.
With even complex arithmetic being "unspecified" in IEEE-754-2019, it is
an interesting issue where "interesting" does not have the conventional
English sense of being a positive thing.
> This might be an area well-served by sponsored enhancement if there's
> a user who needs them improved with resources to pay someone to do it.
Depending on your definition of "improved", it is anything from a big task
to a huge task.
And sadly, I have other things on my plate too.
Mc 2c - Damian
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