Retro68/gcc/newlib/libm/mathfp/README
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This directory was an experiment to use floating-point operations to implement
the math library when a processor had a floating-point instruction set. The
experiment was a failure in that some of the algorithms chosen (e.g. recursive
algorithms for sin/cos, etc..) are too simple and do not provide proper accuracy
nor handle very large or very small inputs adequately.
The code is considered moth-balled. The stable math library routines can be
found in libm/math and the configuration option to use this has been removed.
If you wish to experiment with the concept, please feel free and report back if
you have major improvements.