Szabolcs NagyandRich Felker
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Previously type casts or assignments were used for handling excess precision, which assumed standard C99 semantics, but since it's a rarely needed obscure detail, it's better to use explicit helper functions to document where we rely on this. It also helps if the code is used outside of the libc in non-C99 compilation mode: with the default excess precision handling of gcc, explicit inline asm barriers are needed for narrowing on FLT_EVAL_METHOD!=0 targets. I plan to use this in new code with the existing style that uses double_t and float_t as much as possible. One ugliness is that it is required for almost every return statement since that does not drop excess precision (the standard changed this in C11 annex F, but that does not help in non-standard compilation modes or with old compilers).
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:
http://www.musl-libc.org/