Re: are float functions (sinf, fabsf) required by ansi?

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From: Larry Jones
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 18:41

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In article <1992Dec18.232621.2801@bernina.ethz.ch>, hoesel@igc.ethz.ch (Frans van Hoesel) writes:
> The subject is clear enough... must any ansi compiler know the functions
> for evaluating sin with a float argument (after including math.h) and
> is it always called sinf. Or rephrased... is sinf in the standard library?

No.  ANSI reserves the names for (the obvious) future use but does not
require them.
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Subject: Re: are float functions (sinf, fabsf) required by ansi?
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