[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.231,1.232
Tim Peters
tim_one@users.sourceforge.net
Wed, 05 Sep 2001 15:36:58 -0700
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv29981/python/Misc
Modified Files:
NEWS
Log Message:
Rework the way we try to check for libm overflow, given that C99 no longer
requires that errno ever get set, and it looks like glibc is already
playing that game. New rules:
+ Never use HUGE_VAL. Use the new Py_HUGE_VAL instead.
+ Never believe errno. If overflow is the only thing you're interested in,
use the new Py_OVERFLOWED(x) macro. If you're interested in any libm
errors, use the new Py_SET_ERANGE_IF_OVERFLOW(x) macro, which attempts
to set errno the way C89 said it worked.
Unfortunately, none of these are reliable, but they work on Windows and I
*expect* under glibc too.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS 2001/09/05 18:43:35 1.231
--- NEWS 2001/09/05 22:36:56 1.232
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*** 82,85 ****
--- 82,92 ----
Library
+ - The new C standard no longer requires that math libraries set errno to
+ ERANGE on overflow. For platform libraries that exploit this new
+ freedom, Python's overflow-checking was wholly broken. A new overflow-
+ checking scheme attempts to repair that, but may not be reliable on all
+ platforms (C doesn't seem to provide anything both useful and portable
+ in this area anymore).
+
- Asynchronous timeout actions are available through the new class
threading.Timer.