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Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow?

From Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c
Subject Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow?
Date 2026-08-13 00:12 -0400
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On Wed, 8/12/2026 2:37 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 8/11/2026 11:26 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:01:07 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>
>>> Why is there not a ipow version of pow?
>>
>> Perhaps for the same reason there aren’t integer log functions: it’s
>> all down to dynamic range. Logs and exponentials by their nature are
>> liable to cover a huge range of magnitudes in either the argument
>> (logarithm) or result (exponential). Integer formats in common use do
>> not cater for this. Whereas with floating-point -- well, it’s there in
>> the name, isn’t it?
> 
> This is why you calculate and return a long long int.  Or maybe even a 128 bit int.
> 
> Lynn
> 

Fun with LLM-AI.

Assumes  "sudo apt install libgmp-dev" has already been done, for the components needed.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <gmp.h>

// gcc -Wall -O2 -o gmp_pow_demo gmp_pow_demo.c -lgmp

int main(void)
{
    // mpz_ui_pow_ui only accepts unsigned long for both base and exponent.
    // If you want negative bases, you must use   mpz_pow_ui(mpz_t rop, const mpz_t base, unsigned long int exp)

    struct {
        unsigned long a;
        unsigned long b;
        const char *desc;
    } tests[] = {
        {0, 0, "Zero to the zeroth power"},
        {0, 5, "Zero to a positive power"},
        {5, 0, "Positive to zero power"},
        {1, 100, "One to a high power"},
        {2, 63, "2^63 (fits in 64 bits)"},
        {2, 127, "2^127 (fits in 128 bits)"},
        {7, 20, "Small base, moderate exponent"},
        {123456789ULL, 5, "Large base, small exponent"},
        {15, 15, "15^15"},
    };

    mpz_t result;
    mpz_init(result);

    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(tests)/sizeof(tests[0]); ++i) {
        unsigned long a = tests[i].a;
        unsigned long b = tests[i].b;

        mpz_ui_pow_ui(result, a, b);

        printf("Test %zu: %s\n", i + 1, tests[i].desc);
        printf("  a = %lu, b = %lu\n", a, b);

        // Print the result
        gmp_printf("  result = %Zd\n", result);

        // Print the bit size of the result
        printf("  GMP bit-size = %zu bits\n\n", mpz_sizeinbase(result, 2));
    }

    mpz_clear(result);
    return 0;
}

$ ./gmp_pow_demo
Test 1: Zero to the zeroth power
  a = 0, b = 0
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 2: Zero to a positive power
  a = 0, b = 5
  result = 0
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 3: Positive to zero power
  a = 5, b = 0
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 4: One to a high power
  a = 1, b = 100
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 5: 2^63 (fits in 64 bits)
  a = 2, b = 63
  result = 9223372036854775808
  GMP bit-size = 64 bits

Test 6: 2^127 (fits in 128 bits)
  a = 2, b = 127
  result = 170141183460469231731687303715884105728
  GMP bit-size = 128 bits

Test 7: Small base, moderate exponent
  a = 7, b = 20
  result = 79792266297612001
  GMP bit-size = 57 bits

Test 8: Large base, small exponent
  a = 123456789, b = 5
  result = 28679718602997181072337614380936720482949
  GMP bit-size = 135 bits

Test 9: 15^15
  a = 15, b = 15
  result = 437893890380859375
  GMP bit-size = 59 bits

************************************

#include <stdio.h>
#include <gmp.h>

// gcc -Wall -O2 -o gmp_pow_demo2 gmp_pow_demo2.c -lgmp

int main(void)
{
    struct {
        long a;                  // signed base
        unsigned long b;         // exponent
        const char *desc;
    } tests[] = {
        {0, 0, "Zero to the zeroth power"},
        {0, 7, "Zero to a positive power"},
        {5, 0, "Positive to zero power"},
        {-5, 0, "Negative to zero power"},
        {1, 100, "One to a high power"},
        {-1, 101, "Negative one to an odd power"},
        {-1, 100, "Negative one to an even power"},
        {-2, 63, "Negative base, odd exponent"},
        {-2, 64, "Negative base, even exponent"},
        {2, 127, "2^127 (fits in 128 bits)"},
        {-3, 20, "Negative base, moderate exponent"},
        {123456789L, 5, "Large positive base"},
        {-123456789L, 5, "Large negative base"},
        {15, 15, "15^15"},
        {-15, 15, "-15^15"},
    };

    mpz_t base, result;
    mpz_init(base);
    mpz_init(result);

    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(tests)/sizeof(tests[0]); ++i) {
        long a = tests[i].a;
        unsigned long b = tests[i].b;

        mpz_set_si(base, a);      // load signed base into mpz_t
        mpz_pow_ui(result, base, b);

        printf("Test %zu: %s\n", i + 1, tests[i].desc);
        printf("  a = %ld, b = %lu\n", a, b);

        gmp_printf("  result = %Zd\n", result);

        printf("  GMP bit-size = %zu bits\n\n",
               mpz_sizeinbase(result, 2));
    }

    mpz_clear(base);
    mpz_clear(result);
    return 0;
}

$ ./gmp_pow_demo2
Test 1: Zero to the zeroth power
  a = 0, b = 0
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 2: Zero to a positive power
  a = 0, b = 7
  result = 0
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 3: Positive to zero power
  a = 5, b = 0
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 4: Negative to zero power
  a = -5, b = 0
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 5: One to a high power
  a = 1, b = 100
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 6: Negative one to an odd power
  a = -1, b = 101
  result = -1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 7: Negative one to an even power
  a = -1, b = 100
  result = 1
  GMP bit-size = 1 bits

Test 8: Negative base, odd exponent
  a = -2, b = 63
  result = -9223372036854775808
  GMP bit-size = 64 bits

Test 9: Negative base, even exponent
  a = -2, b = 64
  result = 18446744073709551616
  GMP bit-size = 65 bits

Test 10: 2^127 (fits in 128 bits)
  a = 2, b = 127
  result = 170141183460469231731687303715884105728
  GMP bit-size = 128 bits

Test 11: Negative base, moderate exponent
  a = -3, b = 20
  result = 3486784401
  GMP bit-size = 32 bits

Test 12: Large positive base
  a = 123456789, b = 5
  result = 28679718602997181072337614380936720482949
  GMP bit-size = 135 bits

Test 13: Large negative base
  a = -123456789, b = 5
  result = -28679718602997181072337614380936720482949
  GMP bit-size = 135 bits

Test 14: 15^15
  a = 15, b = 15
  result = 437893890380859375
  GMP bit-size = 59 bits

Test 15: -15^15
  a = -15, b = 15
  result = -437893890380859375
  GMP bit-size = 59 bits

Now, this is the kind of programming task, the LLM-AI likes.
I didn't get any predictions of doom or anything :-)

   Paul

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                Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-08-14 13:29 -0700
                Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-08-15 04:49 +0800
                Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-08-14 20:32 -0700
    Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-08-12 11:28 +0100
      Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-12 23:52 +0000
  Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-08-13 17:19 +0800
    Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-08-13 19:07 -0500
      Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-08-14 10:58 +0800
        Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-08-14 01:14 -0500
      Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-17 06:40 +0000
        Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-08-17 21:40 +0800
  Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 00:42 -0500
    Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 09:34 +0200
    Re: why is there not a ipow version of pow? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2026-08-18 11:32 +0200

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