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Bug ID: 4919337
Votes 18
Synopsis Augment Java math libraries with more methods from C libm and IEEE 754
Category java:classes_lang
Reported Against mustang
Release Fixed
State 6-Fix Understood, request for enhancement
Priority: 4-Low
Related Bugs 4633024 , 4851627 , 4851642
Submit Date 09-SEP-2003
Description
Bug 4633024 added many useful methods to Java's math libraries in Tiger.  However, C's libm still includes useful methods that were not added in Tiger.  This bug tracks request for those methods such as:

inverse hyperbolic transcendental functions (asinh, acosh, atanh)
fused mac (fma)
log2, exp2
Work Around
N/A
Evaluation
A fine idea.

  xxxxx@xxxxx   2003-09-08
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Submitted On 02-FEB-2004
ivlc
How about the Bessel, erf & gamma functions, too?  These
would be very useful.


Submitted On 11-AUG-2005
DamonHD
An accurate and fast erfc() is very useful for financial work.



PLEASE NOTE: JDK6 is formerly known as Project Mustang