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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1996-12-08 08:01:13 +0000
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update from main archive 961207 cvs/libc-961208
Sun Dec  8 06:56:49 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* io/getwd.c: Use PATH_MAX not LOCAL_PATH_MAX.  Fix typo in
	comment.
	* stdlib/canonicalize.c: Correct bugs in last change.
	Patch by HJ Lu.

	* libio/Makefile (routines): Remove ioprims.
	(aux): Remove cleanup.
	Add IO_DEBUG option for .o files.
	* libio/cleanups.c: Removed.
	* libio/ioprims.c: Removed.
	* libio/filedoalloc.c: More updates from libg++-2.8b5.
	* libio/fileops.c: Likewise.
	* libio/genops.c: Likewise.
	* libio/iolibio.h: Likewise.
	* libio/iopopen.c: Likewise.
	* libio/iovsprintf.c: Likewise.
	* libio/iovsscanf.c: Likewise.
	* libio/libio.h: Likewise.
	* libio/libioP.h: Likewise.
	* libio/memstream.c: Likewise.
	* libio/strfile.h: Likewise.
	* libio/vasprintf.c: Likewise.
	* libio/vsnprintf.c: Likewise.

	* libio/stdio.h: Define P_tmpdir only is __USE_SVID.

	* manual/arith.texi: Change references to ANSI C to ISO C.
	* manual/conf.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/creature.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/ctype.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/errno.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/filesys.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/intro.texi. Likewise.
	* manual/io.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/lang.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/libc.texinfo: Likewise.
	* manual/locale.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/maint.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/mbyte.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/memory.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/process.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/process.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/search.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/setjmp.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/signal.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/startup.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/stdio.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/string.texi: Likewise.
	* manual/time.texi: Likewise.

	* manual/locale.texi: Remove description of LC_RESPONSE and add
	LC_MESSAGES.

	* Makefile (subdirs): Change malloc in $(malloc).
	* config.make.in: Add variable malloc which is initialized from
	@malloc@.
	* configure.in: Add new option --enable-new-malloc to use new
	malloc.  This is the default on Linux.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.in: Define malloc to new-malloc
	by default.
	* new-malloc/Makefile: New file.  Improved malloc implementation.
	* new-malloc/malloc.c: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/malloc.h: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/mallocbug.c: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/obstack.c: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/obstack.h: Likewise.
	* new-malloc/thread-m.h: Likewise.
	* time/Makefile: Compile ap.c with NO_MCHECK flag for now.
	* time/ap.c: Don't call mcheck if NO_MCHECK is defined.

	* resolv/Makefile: Add rule to rebuiild libresolv.so when libc.so
	changed.

	* stdio/feof.c: Update copyright.
	* stdio/stdio.h: Add field for lock to FILE structure.
	Add cast to *MAGIC constants to prevent warnings.

	* stdio-common/bug7.c: Correct test.  Stream must not be closed
	twice.

	* stdlib/Makefile (routines): Add secure-getenv.
	* stdlib/secure-getenv.c: New file.  __secure_getenv function
	moved to here from sysdeps/generic/getenv.c.  Otherwise an
	application cannot replace the getenv function in the libc.
	* sysdeps/generic/getenv.c: Remove __secure_getenv function.
	* sysdeps/stub/getenv.c: Remove __secure_getenv alias.

	* sysdeps/mach/libc-lock.h: Define__libc_mutex_lock to __mutex_lock.

	* sysdeps/posix/fdopen.c: Update copyright.  Don't use EXFUN.

	* time/test-tz.c: Comment fifth test out.  PROBLEM.

	* time/tzset.c: De-ANSI-declfy.
	(__tzset): Don't increment pointer tz when no DST information is
	given.

Sat Dec  7 23:47:54 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/mach/libc-lock.h [_LIBC]: Add definition of
	__libc_mutex_lock.
	Patch by Thomas Bushnell.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timebits.h: Load <asm/param.h> only
	if __USE_MISC.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist: Add llseek.c.

Sat Dec  7 12:18:56 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* time/strftime (%c format): Remove %Z from default string.
	Reported by Paul Eggert

	* io/getwd.c: Don't apply getcwd on user supplied buffer.
Diffstat (limited to 'manual/math.texi')
-rw-r--r--manual/math.texi54
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/manual/math.texi b/manual/math.texi
index 7de6d169ac..870edd54bf 100644
--- a/manual/math.texi
+++ b/manual/math.texi
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ domain or range errors.  In particular, this means that you won't see
 Handling}, for more information about signals.)
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypevr Macro double HUGE_VAL
 An expression representing a particular very large number.  On machines
-that use @w{IEEE 754} floating point format, the value is ``infinity''.
-On other machines, it's typically the largest positive number that can
-be represented.
+that use @w{IEEE 754}/@w{IEEE 854} floating point format, the value is
+``infinity''.  On other machines, it's typically the largest positive
+number that can be represented.
 
 The value of this macro is used as the return value from various
 mathematical @code{double} returning functions in overflow situations.
@@ -132,21 +132,21 @@ You can also compute the value of pi with the expression @code{acos
 
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double sin (double @var{x})
 This function returns the sine of @var{x}, where @var{x} is given in
 radians.  The return value is in the range @code{-1} to @code{1}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double cos (double @var{x})
 This function returns the cosine of @var{x}, where @var{x} is given in
 radians.  The return value is in the range @code{-1} to @code{1}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double tan (double @var{x})
 This function returns the tangent of @var{x}, where @var{x} is given in
 radians.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ which are the inverses of the sine, cosine and tangent functions,
 respectively.
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double asin (double @var{x})
 This function computes the arc sine of @var{x}---that is, the value whose
 sine is @var{x}.  The value is in units of radians.  Mathematically,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ over the domain @code{-1} to @code{1}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double acos (double @var{x})
 This function computes the arc cosine of @var{x}---that is, the value
 whose cosine is @var{x}.  The value is in units of radians.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ over the domain @code{-1} to @code{1}.
 
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double atan (double @var{x})
 This function computes the arc tangent of @var{x}---that is, the value
 whose tangent is @var{x}.  The value is in units of radians.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ returned is the one between @code{-pi/2} and @code{pi/2}
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double atan2 (double @var{y}, double @var{x})
 This is the two argument arc tangent function.  It is similar to computing
 the arc tangent of @var{y}/@var{x}, except that the signs of both arguments
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ case.
 @cindex logarithm functions
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double exp (double @var{x})
 The @code{exp} function returns the value of e (the base of natural
 logarithms) raised to power @var{x}.
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ magnitude of the result is too large to be representable.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double log (double @var{x})
 This function returns the natural logarithm of @var{x}.  @code{exp (log
 (@var{x}))} equals @var{x}, exactly in mathematics and approximately in
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ The argument is zero.  The log of zero is not defined.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double log10 (double @var{x})
 This function returns the base-10 logarithm of @var{x}.  Except for the
 different base, it is similar to the @code{log} function.  In fact,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ different base, it is similar to the @code{log} function.  In fact,
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double pow (double @var{base}, double @var{power})
 This is a general exponentiation function, returning @var{base} raised
 to @var{power}.
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ An underflow or overflow condition was detected in the result.
 
 @cindex square root function
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double sqrt (double @var{x})
 This function returns the nonnegative square root of @var{x}.
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ The functions in this section are related to the exponential functions;
 see @ref{Exponents and Logarithms}.
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double sinh (double @var{x})
 The @code{sinh} function returns the hyperbolic sine of @var{x}, defined
 mathematically as @w{@code{exp (@var{x}) - exp (-@var{x}) / 2}}.  The
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ function fails, and sets @code{errno} to @code{ERANGE}, if the value of
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double cosh (double @var{x})
 The @code{cosh} function returns the hyperbolic cosine of @var{x},
 defined mathematically as @w{@code{exp (@var{x}) + exp (-@var{x}) / 2}}.
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ of @var{x} is too large; that is, if overflow occurs.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment math.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun double tanh (double @var{x})
 This function returns the hyperbolic tangent of @var{x}, whose
 mathematical definition is @w{@code{sinh (@var{x}) / cosh (@var{x})}}.
@@ -424,27 +424,27 @@ generator.  There is no standard meaning for a particular seed value;
 the same seed, used in different C libraries or on different CPU types,
 will give you different random numbers.
 
-The GNU library supports the standard ANSI C random number functions
+The GNU library supports the standard @w{ISO C} random number functions
 plus another set derived from BSD.  We recommend you use the standard
 ones, @code{rand} and @code{srand}.
 
 @menu
-* ANSI Random::      @code{rand} and friends.
+* ISO Random::       @code{rand} and friends.
 * BSD Random::       @code{random} and friends.
 @end menu
 
-@node ANSI Random
-@subsection ANSI C Random Number Functions
+@node ISO Random
+@subsection ISO C Random Number Functions
 
 This section describes the random number functions that are part of
-the ANSI C standard.
+the @w{ISO C} standard.
 
 To use these facilities, you should include the header file
 @file{stdlib.h} in your program.
 @pindex stdlib.h
 
 @comment stdlib.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypevr Macro int RAND_MAX
 The value of this macro is an integer constant expression that
 represents the maximum possible value returned by the @code{rand}
@@ -454,14 +454,14 @@ may be as low as @code{32767}.
 @end deftypevr
 
 @comment stdlib.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun int rand ()
 The @code{rand} function returns the next pseudo-random number in the
 series.  The value is in the range from @code{0} to @code{RAND_MAX}.
 @end deftypefun
 
 @comment stdlib.h
-@comment ANSI
+@comment ISO
 @deftypefun void srand (unsigned int @var{seed})
 This function establishes @var{seed} as the seed for a new series of
 pseudo-random numbers.  If you call @code{rand} before a seed has been