Re: [clisp-list] floating point problems with clisp 2.30

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * In message <3DA...@ma...>
> * On the subject of "Re: [clisp-list] floating point problems with clisp 2.30"
> * Sent on Sun, 06 Oct 2002 22:53:50 +0300
> * Honorable "Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <vv...@ma...> writes:
>
> Unfortunately this doesn't explain wrong numeric values which I get
> for some special functions in Maxima with clisp 2.30 since the value
> above is correct.

note that BESSEL &co call explicit (FLOAT * 1.0) which can easily
result in floating point contagion.

again, _please_ supply me with an test example where a CLISP built-in
function produces incorrect results (either WRT precision, of value or
whatever).

thanks.

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