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

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From: Gordon Burditt
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 19:55

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>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.

However, ANSI does reserve the names of functions in <math.h> suffixed
with f or l under 4.13 "Future Library Directions".

					Gordon L. Burditt
					sneaky.lonestar.org!gordon

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