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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Types in C |
| Date | 2011-05-24 08:46 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lntyckyubw.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink) |
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jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> writes:
[...]
> Gcc had a multiple precision package for that purpose. It was simple and
> efficient and never gave any problems, all features that made it obsolete.
>
> Why make it simple when you can make it very complicated?
>
> They now use GMP, a HUGE package that can multiply numbers of ANY
> size, up to thousands of digits precision, complete with assembler
> code tailored for each processor, with obscure macros, with thousands
> of complications that aren't at all needed for a compiler.
>
> That is progress my friend. PROGRESS means:
>
> If it is simple, it is wrong.
If GMP had been developed specifically to be used by gcc, and
not used in other contexts, I'd probably agree with you; using an
infinite-precision library where, say, 128 bits would be enough
would be overkill (assuming the 128-bit library is simpler than the
infinite-=precision library).
But GMP already exists, and all the effort needed to develop
it has already been expended. The complexity of GMP is huge.
The complexity of adding GMP to gcc is minimal. And it has the
benefit that the previous multiple precision package is no longer
required, no longer needs to be maintained, and is no longer a
potential additional source of bugs.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Nokia
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-22 21:29 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-22 12:48 -0700
Re: Types in C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2011-05-22 23:03 +0100
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 10:35 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 08:40 -0700
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 17:19 +0000
Re: Types in C John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-05-23 17:54 +0000
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 11:33 -0700
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 11:44 -0700
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 19:08 +0000
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 20:50 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 12:11 -0700
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 19:45 +0000
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 13:03 -0700
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 22:25 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 14:38 -0700
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 23:45 +0200
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 22:02 +0000
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-24 00:10 +0200
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 22:12 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-23 13:27 -0700
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 22:33 +0200
Re: Types in C Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl@earthlink.net> - 2011-05-24 03:17 -0400
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-24 10:55 +0200
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 09:29 +1200
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 23:42 +0200
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 09:51 +1200
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-24 00:04 +0200
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:57 +1200
Re: Types in C David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2011-06-01 16:33 -0400
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 19:33 -0500
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 08:27 -0700
Re: Types in C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-05-31 00:40 -0700
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-31 11:32 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-31 11:30 -0700
Re: Types in C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2011-06-01 01:23 -0700
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 16:51 -0400
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 09:25 +1200
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-23 23:40 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 08:36 -0700
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 17:53 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 22:24 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 19:23 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 23:57 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 21:22 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 03:46 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:24 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 04:44 +0000
Re: Types in C pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-24 07:46 -0400
Re: Types in C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-24 07:48 -0400
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:35 +1200
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 22:38 +0000
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:53 +1200
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 23:17 +0000
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 11:24 +1200
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 23:39 +0000
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-24 11:23 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 08:46 -0700
Re: Types in C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2011-05-24 09:14 -0700
Re: Types in C Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-28 21:50 -0700
Re: Types in C "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2011-06-07 19:50 +0200
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 19:33 -0400
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 12:03 +1200
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 21:27 -0400
Re: Types in C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-24 13:47 +1200
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 23:45 -0400
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 00:07 -0700
Re: Types in C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-24 08:05 -0400
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 19:54 -0500
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 21:03 -0400
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 22:12 -0500
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:03 -0400
Re: Types in C pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-24 00:19 -0400
Re: Types in C pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-24 00:20 -0400
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:46 -0500
Re: Types in C pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-24 07:36 -0400
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:58 -0400
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 09:40 -0700
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 21:36 -0400
Re: Types in C David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2011-06-01 16:33 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 16:50 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 21:10 -0400
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 18:19 -0700
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 21:42 -0400
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 23:47 -0500
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-25 10:13 -0400
Re: Types in C Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-05-24 22:19 -0600
Re: Types in C Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-25 07:04 +0100
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-25 08:53 -0700
Re: Types in C Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-05-25 10:11 -0600
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 09:02 -0700
Re: Types in C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-05-24 07:37 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 22:02 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 18:15 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 22:25 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 19:39 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-23 23:57 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 21:10 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 01:58 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 23:56 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 04:32 +0000
Re: Types in C "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2011-05-25 01:29 +0100
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 22:20 -0500
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-23 22:42 -0500
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 00:07 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 04:44 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 10:24 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-24 16:50 +0000
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 21:16 -0400
Re: Types in C Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-25 03:36 +0000
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 01:26 -0500
Re: Types in C Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2011-05-24 11:04 -0400
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-24 09:06 -0700
Re: Types in C David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2011-06-01 16:33 -0400
Re: Types in C Marcin Grzegorczyk <mgrzegor@poczta.onet.pl> - 2011-05-30 22:42 +0200
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-30 17:45 -0500
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-31 08:47 -0700
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-31 13:54 -0400
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-05-31 00:16 +0200
Re: Types in C Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-05-30 18:30 -0500
Re: Types in C Marcin Grzegorczyk <mgrzegor@poczta.onet.pl> - 2011-06-02 22:44 +0200
Re: Types in C jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2011-06-02 22:49 +0200
Re: Types in C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-02 15:26 -0700
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