Boost :

Date view	Thread view	Subject view	Author view

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-15 05:31:37

Next message: Darryl Green: "Re: [boost] Some simple logging performance tests"
Previous message: Vernucci, Anthony: "[boost] Memory Leak problems on VC7.1 of code uses boost 1.33.0"
In reply to: Matthias Troyer: "Re: [boost] [serialization] fast array serialization (10x speedup)"
Next in thread: Matthias Troyer: "Re: [boost] [serialization] fast array serialization (10x speedup)"

| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Matthias Troyer
| Sent: 13 November 2005 08:03
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Cc: Robert Ramey
| Subject: Re: [boost] [serialization] fast array serialization (10x
speedup)
|
|
| Same answer as above. IEEE has 32 and 64 bit floating point types,
| and they are used also by XDR and CDR. As far as I know the 80 bit
| type is an Intel extension.

No, it is a proper IEEE 754 standard - as are 128-bit, and above, too!

See, for example:

http://babbage.cs.qc.edu/IEEE-754/IEEE-754references.html

ftp://download.intel.com/technology/itj/q41999/pdf/ia64fpbf.pdf

Paul

-- 
Paul A Bristow
Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB
Phone and SMS text +44 1539 561830, Mobile and SMS text +44 7714 330204
mailto: pbristow_at_[hidden]  www.hetp.u-net.com

Next message: Darryl Green: "Re: [boost] Some simple logging performance tests"
Previous message: Vernucci, Anthony: "[boost] Memory Leak problems on VC7.1 of code uses boost 1.33.0"
In reply to: Matthias Troyer: "Re: [boost] [serialization] fast array serialization (10x speedup)"
Next in thread: Matthias Troyer: "Re: [boost] [serialization] fast array serialization (10x speedup)"

Date view	Thread view	Subject view	Author view

Boost list run by bdawes at acm.org, gregod at cs.rpi.edu, cpdaniel at pacbell.net, john at johnmaddock.co.uk