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Subject: [Bug math/6778] New: expm1() raises bogus underflow exception for -large
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(glibc 2.8)
When expm1(x) is given a large negative x value (e.g., in the range -1e5 through
to -1e308), it correctly returns -1.

However, it also raises an underflow exception.  This is bogus.  The result has
not underflowed: the result is asymptotically close to 1 (not zero).

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           Summary: expm1() raises bogus underflow exception for -large
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: math
        AssignedTo: aj at suse dot de
        ReportedBy: mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


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