Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ?

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov> wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>> I assume this is not something we are supposed to apply.
>
> While it appears to improve conformance with the IEEE Std 1003.1 and
> expand the range of numbers which are correctly handled, it does
> more calculations.  I wouldn't want to see it get in without
> performance testing and confirmation that existing apps don't rely
> on the non-standard behavior.  I don't remember either of those
> happening.

Perhaps we should add it to the next CommitFest?

...Robert