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* [Bug math/6785] New: erf() does not set errno for underflow
@ 2008-07-30 14:52 mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com
2008-07-31 8:50 ` [Bug math/6785] " mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com
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From: mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com @ 2008-07-30 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
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When erf() is given a subnormal argument, it raises an underflow exception.
However errno is not set. It should be set to ERANGE.
Background:
On error, many glibc math functions both set errno and raise an exception
(fetestexcept(3)). For example, the following function all do this: acos(),
asin(), cosh(), sinh(), acosh(), asinh(), exp(), exp2(), ldexp(), log(),
log10(), log2(). However, there is much inconsistency. Some functions raise an
exception, but don't set errno. Some functions set errno for some errors, but
not others. A few set errno, but don't raise an exception. This series of bug
reports documents deviations from what I consider the ideal: all functions
should BOTH set errno AND raise an exception for all errors.
All of these reports relate to tests on glibc 2.8 (as provided by SUSE 11.0).
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Summary: erf() does not set errno for underflow
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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* [Bug math/6785] erf() does not set errno for underflow
2008-07-30 14:52 [Bug math/6785] New: erf() does not set errno for underflow mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com
@ 2008-07-31 8:50 ` mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com
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From: mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com @ 2008-07-31 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
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------- Additional Comments From mtk dot manpages at gmail dot com 2008-07-31 08:49 -------
Created an attachment (id=2850)
--> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2850&action=view)
test program
Sample run showing problem:
$ /tmp/mt_erf subnormal:20
errno == 0
fetestexcept() says: FE_UNDERFLOW FE_INEXACT
erf(2.12199579096527232e-314)=2.39441584310907145e-314
0 FE_UNDERFLOW subnormal
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