From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by sourceware.org (Postfix, from userid 48) id 441C03858D3C; Mon, 9 Jan 2023 14:43:10 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 441C03858D3C DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1673275390; bh=fnr9bZFKo6byCf0WpCZn2Lps7Lqmjs43hWjDw479Bto=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=N8UsDfau6KMlqjvb1HqU7cQTP7gerkj0V7xeHfSiJriW8gH6YPL0jLmdlRh7XHK98 m/fjygVAYNGud7qs+3rpQ8++C77UHlCilrdN886gAaKhMaq1V5/5n0lA00wF1qtlxr z1ONBgXaIRvY7CXc1nGgY78sthtJ7q6NHsNvf2i0= From: "newbie-02 at gmx dot de" To: glibc-bugs@sourceware.org Subject: [Bug math/28472] pow(10, i) accuracy Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:43:09 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: CC X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: glibc X-Bugzilla-Component: math X-Bugzilla-Version: 2.31 X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: normal X-Bugzilla-Who: newbie-02 at gmx dot de X-Bugzilla-Status: UNCONFIRMED X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: P2 X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: unassigned at sourceware dot org X-Bugzilla-Target-Milestone: --- X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D28472 --- Comment #9 from b. --- gnumeric / goffice have found a solution / workaround to get correct powers= of ten for integer exponents, see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/goffice/-/issues/62 .=20=20 It works quite well and performant, for long doubles the table needs some s= pace ( ~260kB ), the effort is justified because the results influence the scali= ng, and thus results, in almost all other rounding calculations.=20=20 In this respect, I would recommend implementing similar for glibc until a better solution is found.=20=20 ( having a bug with clear description and test program 'unconfirmed' after = more than 12 month is a questionable performance ... ) --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.=