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* configure.in: Comment out the --enable-newlib-fp-hw option
as the mathfp library is inaccurate and should not be used.
* Makefile.am: Add comment regarding the mathfp directory.
* configure: Regenerated.
* Makefile.in: Ditto.
* libm/mathfp/README: New file that details why the mathfp
directory is not used.
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This directory was an experiment to use floating-point operations to implement
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the math library when a processor had a floating-point instruction set. The
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experiment was a failure in that some of the algorithms chosen (e.g. recursive
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algorithms for sin/cos, etc..) are too simple and do not provide proper accuracy
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nor handle very large or very small inputs adequately.
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The code is considered moth-balled. The stable math library routines can be
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found in libm/math and the configuration option to use this has been removed.
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If you wish to experiment with the concept, please feel free and report back if
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you have major improvements.
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