Java floating-point mess

Mon Apr 8 13:14:00 GMT 2002

<<The front end is required to do these computations in some contexts,
namely compile-time constants. This is a concern to us, but it isn't
immediately pressing. We already violate the spec with respect to
compile-time constants in several ways.
>>
Sure, of course I understand that, but these computations should be done
using simulated IEEE arithmetic rather than host arithmetic.