Limbo (was: Java Numerics)

[Gregory V. Tarsy]

  )   
  )   
  )   1.  Accurate binary/decimal conversion is absolutely essential to
  )   network computing, even if the heavy crunching is done on back-end
  )   servers in C or Fortran and only light-weight interactive work in
  )   the client.  Inferno has had it from day one, based on David Gay's
  )   excellent work which we've made freely available.  It puzzles me
  )   why Java has taken so long, but with Guy on the team surely it will
  )   happen.
  )
  )Thanks for bringing this up!
  )
  )The Java language specification requires accurate binary/decimal conversion;
  )any Java implementation that fails in this respect is incorrect.
  )
  )David Gay's work is indeed excellent.  I consistently refer all inquiries
  )on this subject to his report and code, which are available from netlib.


 Solaris libc has had correctly rounded base-conversion for several years.