Re: Regression error on float8

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Regression error on float8
Date: 2006-04-24 19:43:21
Message-ID: 3974.1145907801@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> writes:
> Given that our output gets very very close, perhaps we should take a
> hint from the end of the MinGW version, do a single Newton iteration to
> fixup those last few digits.

That seems like a plan to me.

regards, tom lane

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