NetBSD 6.1.5 doesn't have ldexpl in math.h

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Eric!

On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:26:46 -0400
"Eric S. Raymond via devel" <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> Fred Wright via devel <devel at ntpsec.org>:
> > IMO, if a proper cost-benefit analysis of the use of long doubles
> > in the NTP context were conducted, it would result in a resounding
> > thumbs down.  

>     Best to avoid any doubt about precision and perform all the
>     computations as long double or better as timespec(64).

I'm all in favor of timespec(64).  Just not this month.

> That said, I'm going to push - not hard, not hill-to-die-on, just
> moderately - for remaining strict about our C99 conformance policy
> and culling old releases/minor platforms that can't meet it.

+1.


RGDS
GARY
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