Ticket #22 (writing defect)

Opened 2 years ago

Last modified 8 months ago

mantissa widths

Reported by: alexshinn Owned by: cowan
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: WG1 - Numerics Keywords:
Cc:

Description

R6RS introduced the concept of mantissa widths
as an alternative to the R5RS #s in numbers.
Do we want either or both of these?

Change History

comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by kumoyuki

Got citation? This is interesting...

comment:2 Changed 18 months ago by alexshinn

  • Status changed from new to closed
  • Resolution set to fixed

No for WG1, this is a recommended topic for WG2.

comment:3 Changed 17 months ago by cowan

Correction: WG1 Scheme will keep the R5RS situation (hash-sign digit yes, mantissa width no).

comment:4 Changed 16 months ago by cowan

  • Status changed from closed to reopened
  • Resolution fixed deleted

comment:5 Changed 16 months ago by cowan

  • Status changed from reopened to closed
  • Resolution set to wontfix

comment:6 Changed 9 months ago by alexshinn

  • Status changed from closed to reopened
  • Resolution wontfix deleted

comment:7 Changed 8 months ago by cowan

  • Status changed from reopened to decided

WG1 voted to eliminate # digits and not add mantissa widths.

comment:8 Changed 8 months ago by cowan

  • Owner changed from alexshinn to cowan
  • Status changed from decided to writing
Note: See TracTickets for help on using tickets.