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| From | Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float |
| Date | 2026-09-03 09:02 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <117bulh$3oe72$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (12 earlier) <116vdq6$3gogv$2@dont-email.me> <116viqp$mvdi$1@dont-email.me> <6a98c5d1$1@news.ausics.net> <117bmre$3lgr0$1@dont-email.me> <6a996e70$1@news.ausics.net> |
On 9/3/26 07:56, dxf wrote: > On 3/09/2026 9:49 pm, Krishna Myneni wrote: >> On 9/2/26 19:56, dxf wrote: >>> On 30/08/2026 7:26 am, marcel hendrix wrote: >>>> On 8/29/2026 10:01 PM, Krishna Myneni wrote: >>>>> On 8/29/26 14:50, Krishna Myneni wrote: >>>>>> On 8/29/26 08:02, marcel hendrix wrote: >>>>>>> On 8/29/2026 12:35 PM, Anton Ertl wrote: >>>> [..]>>>> It's unclear to me what the relevance for the original topic is, >>>>>>>> however. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was assuming something like >>>>>>> 100 set-precision ok >>>>>>> 3e 47e f** fs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> would work on a suitable Forth. >>>>>>> >>>> [..]>> include fsl/big >>>>>> >>>>>> BIG V1.2 12 August 2026 LFZ, KM ok >>>>>> include fsl/extras/big-extras >>>>>> ok >>>>>> 3 47 big_s^n big. >>>>>> 26588814358957503287787 ok >>>> >>>> I tried double-double in iForth, but DD+E.R is not good enough: >>>> >>>> 53-bits! 3e F>DD 47 DD^n 30 DD+E.R 80-bits! 2.658881435895750328778699999999e+022 ok >>>> ... >>> >>> Trying out Julian Noble's double-double package again brought back >>> issues I originally encountered. >>> >>> 134217729 S>F FCONSTANT split >>> >>> which silently didn't work on my 16-bit forth. >>> >>> More problematic was mantissa digits extraction that could result >>> in junk output: >>> >>> s" 9.9999999999999999999999999999999dd" >dd CR DDFS. >>> +1.0000000000000000000000000000000 dd 1 ok >>> >>> s" 9.999999999999dd" >dd CR DDFS. >>> +0.0000000000007777777777600000000 dd 0 ok >>> >>> It seems this was never corrected. >>> >> >> If the fpu is not configured for double precision and round to nearest mode, the double double words will likely fail. They rely on rounding to double-precision. > > Tested on Win32Forth (8 byte floats) and GForth. > Please try the kForth implementation on any of kForth-32/64/Win-32. -- KM
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Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-16 09:42 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-17 15:11 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 03:47 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-17 21:18 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 12:15 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-18 09:01 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-18 20:04 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-19 02:30 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-18 09:16 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-23 06:06 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-08-18 17:55 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-19 13:48 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-19 17:14 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float peter <peter.noreply@tin.it> - 2026-08-19 09:58 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-19 19:14 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float peter <peter.noreply@tin.it> - 2026-08-19 15:36 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-20 12:36 +1000
Floating point (was: Getting the exponent of an x87 float) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-19 08:38 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-19 18:44 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-20 12:35 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-20 03:40 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-22 18:43 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-23 18:47 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-23 14:34 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-24 11:42 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-23 22:11 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-24 14:37 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-24 06:42 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 01:56 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-25 16:24 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 13:24 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-25 23:26 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 18:57 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-27 09:24 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-28 11:14 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Stephen Pelc <stephen@vfxforth.com> - 2026-08-28 10:23 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-28 21:28 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 09:04 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 09:10 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-28 14:17 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 09:41 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-28 19:40 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 14:00 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 14:25 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 14:40 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-08-29 12:17 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-29 10:35 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-08-29 15:02 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-29 15:51 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-29 14:45 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-29 14:50 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-29 15:01 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-08-29 23:26 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-29 17:16 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-03 10:56 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-03 11:52 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-03 21:00 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-03 06:49 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-03 22:56 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-03 09:02 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-04 11:31 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-04 13:50 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-05 12:22 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-05 08:59 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-06 02:49 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-05 18:20 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-06 12:40 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-06 18:57 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-06 07:36 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-06 07:42 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-07 11:00 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-06 21:16 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-07 08:45 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-07 21:11 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-07 21:30 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-07 19:09 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-08 14:06 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-08 12:14 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float marcel hendrix <mhx@iae.nl> - 2026-09-09 02:15 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 14:41 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 19:31 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-08 05:30 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-08 05:44 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-08 23:10 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-09 01:03 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-08 20:49 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-09 13:31 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-09 20:02 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-09-10 12:46 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-07 17:21 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-07 22:13 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-05 21:27 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-09-05 21:55 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-29 07:38 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-30 11:12 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-29 13:18 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-28 07:25 -0500
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-28 23:43 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-28 23:56 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-27 12:38 +0200
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-26 10:55 +0000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 22:55 +1000
Re: Getting the exponent of an x87 float anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-26 14:29 +0000
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