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Remove dead links from the IEEE float documentation

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Matthias Clasen 2010-07-08 19:52:36 -04:00
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@ -13,56 +13,45 @@ versions always exist.
<para> <para>
The #GFloatIEEE754 and #GDoubleIEEE754 unions are used to access the The #GFloatIEEE754 and #GDoubleIEEE754 unions are used to access the
sign, mantissa and exponent of IEEE floats and doubles. These sign, mantissa and exponent of IEEE floats and doubles. These unions are
unions are defined as appropriate for a given platform. defined as appropriate for a given platform. IEEE floats and doubles are
IEEE floats and doubles are supported (used for supported (used for storage) by at least Intel, PPC and Sparc. See
storage) by at least Intel, PPC and Sparc, for reference: <ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink> <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_float">IEEE 754-2008</ulink>
</para> for more information about IEEE number formats.
<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
<ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink>
</para> </para>
<!-- ##### SECTION Stability_Level ##### --> <!-- ##### SECTION Stability_Level ##### -->
<!-- ##### SECTION Image ##### -->
<!-- ##### MACRO G_IEEE754_FLOAT_BIAS ##### --> <!-- ##### MACRO G_IEEE754_FLOAT_BIAS ##### -->
<para> <para>
See <ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink> The bias by which exponents in single-precision floats are offset.
</para> </para>
<!-- ##### MACRO G_IEEE754_DOUBLE_BIAS ##### --> <!-- ##### MACRO G_IEEE754_DOUBLE_BIAS ##### -->
<para> <para>
See <ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink> The bias by which exponents in double-precision floats are offset.
</para> </para>
<!-- ##### UNION GFloatIEEE754 ##### --> <!-- ##### UNION GFloatIEEE754 ##### -->
<para> <para>
The #GFloatIEEE754 and #GDoubleIEEE754 unions are used to access the The #GFloatIEEE754 and #GDoubleIEEE754 unions are used to access the sign,
sign, mantissa and exponent of IEEE floats and doubles. These mantissa and exponent of IEEE floats and doubles. These unions are defined
unions are defined as appropriate for a given platform. as appropriate for a given platform. IEEE floats and doubles are supported
IEEE floats and doubles are supported (used for (used for storage) by at least Intel, PPC and Sparc.
storage) by at least Intel, PPC and Sparc, for reference:
<ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink>
</para> </para>
<!-- ##### UNION GDoubleIEEE754 ##### --> <!-- ##### UNION GDoubleIEEE754 ##### -->
<para> <para>
The #GFloatIEEE754 and #GDoubleIEEE754 unions are used to access the The #GFloatIEEE754 and #GDoubleIEEE754 unions are used to access the sign,
sign, mantissa and exponent of IEEE floats and doubles. These mantissa and exponent of IEEE floats and doubles. These unions are defined
unions are defined as appropriate for a given platform. as appropriate for a given platform. IEEE floats and doubles are supported
IEEE floats and doubles are supported (used for (used for storage) by at least Intel, PPC and Sparc.
storage) by at least Intel, PPC and Sparc, for reference:
<ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink>
</para> </para>
@ -117,9 +106,6 @@ The square root of two.
<!-- ##### MACRO G_LOG_2_BASE_10 ##### --> <!-- ##### MACRO G_LOG_2_BASE_10 ##### -->
<para> <para>
Used for fooling around with float formats, see Multiplying the base 2 exponent by this number yields the base 10 exponent.
<ulink url="http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html">http://cch.loria.fr/documentation/IEEE754/numerical_comp_guide/ncg_math.doc.html</ulink>
</para> </para>