Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 112757-01

Summary: SunOS 5.8_x86: Math Library (libm) patch

Date:  May/08/2003

Installation Requirements:

None

Solaris Release: 8_x86

Sun OS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for sparc as patch 111721

Topic: 

Relevant Architecture: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4303578 4366769 4389808 4810765 4817713 4820770

Changes incorporated in this version:

4303578 4366769 4389808 4810765 4817713 4820770

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/include/iso/math_iso.h
/usr/include/math.h
/usr/lib/libm.a
/usr/lib/libm.so.1
/usr/lib/libp/libm.a

Problem Description: 

4820770 ANSI C++ <cmath> support lacks float and long double signatures
4817713 UNIX98: *vsx4* y1(x) delivers wrong value for tiny x
4810765 UNIX98: *remainder* remainder(+-Inf,y) does not set errno to EDOM
4389808 pow(-2.0, 2147483520.0) delivered -Inf in -Xt/-Xa/-Xc modes
4366769 Miscompare in SPEC2000 253.perlbmk
4303578 Argument reduction not accurate for large arguments

Revision History: 

Patch Installation Instructions: 

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For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on
using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
        example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/106326-01
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
        example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions: 

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none.

README -- Last modified date:  Thursday, May 8, 2003