[Cfp-interest] list of 754 revisions

[David Hough CFP]

Last time Jim asked me to come up with a list of changes in 754-2018
vs 754-2008.     Here's what I came up with.    I asked the 754 participants
to review and perhaps they will remember more.


    4.3.1 roundTiesToEven definition extended to cover the unusual case when both nearest neighbors are odd
    5.3.1 preferred exponent of remainder operation is specified
    5.3.1 {min,max}{Num,NumMag} operations, formerly required, are now deleted
    5.3.2 new quantum operation for decimal formats is recommended
    5.7.1 new predicate operation is754version2018 is required
    9.2 new aSinPi and aCosPi operations are recommended
    9.2.2 Preferred exponents are recommended for 9.2 operations
    9.4 Preferred exponents and inexact exception are not specified for reduction operations
    9.5 new augmented{Addition,Subtraction,Multiplication} are recommended
    9.6 new {min,max}imum{,Number,Magnitude,MagnitudeNumber} operations are recommended; NaN handling is changed from 754-2008 5.3.1.