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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>(This is my to-do from May Telecon.) </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013> </SPAN><BR>At the
WG 14 meeting in Delft, TS 18661 Part 3 met with confusion and concern
about data-interchange types vs interchange floating types. Why are
they named the same (_FloatN, _DecimalN)? Why are
data-interchange types named _FloatN when they aren’t floating types?
Why do non-arithmetic interchange formats need types at all? Following
is an outline of a different approach to supporting the IEC 60559
non-arithmetic interchange formats, intended to address these
issues. We will discuss this approach at the May 16
CFP teleconference. Email discussion beforehand is encouraged,
especially from WG14 members who were at Delft.<SPAN
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>[snip]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I've read and thought about this proposal; it all sounds
good.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013> <FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>A couple of minor queries/concerns:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>(Item 2) "<FONT color=#000000 size=3
face="Times New Roman">If _DecimalN is supported, so shall be
decencodingdN_t and binencodingdN_t" <FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>--
wonder if this should be a 'should' rather than a
'shall'?<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>(6) <FONT color=#000000 size=3 face="Times New Roman">
Define: the general floating types and IEC 60559 floating types are
collectively called the <I>real floating types</I>. <FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>-- the word 'real' is a bit uncomfortable
here; although it has been used in programming languages before its use has
been criticised because the term is more usually used to imply a continuous
numerical system, whereas C floating types provide sets of discrete values and
are therefore just an approximation of real numbers.<BR><BR>Perhaps
instead of 'real', use 'C', or 'scalar'? Or some other option
... </FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468530408-28052013><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Mike<BR><BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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