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diff --git a/doc/SoftFloat-source.html b/doc/SoftFloat-source.html index 87e6c1a..dff77aa 100644 --- a/doc/SoftFloat-source.html +++ b/doc/SoftFloat-source.html @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ <BODY> -<H1>Berkeley SoftFloat Release 3: Source Documentation</H1> +<H1>Berkeley SoftFloat Release 3a: Source Documentation</H1> <P> John R. Hauser<BR> -2015 February 16<BR> +2015 October 23<BR> </P> @@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ SoftFloat has been successfully compiled with the GNU C Compiler </P> <P> -<NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> of SoftFloat is a complete rewrite relative to +<NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> of SoftFloat was a complete rewrite relative to <NOBR>Release 2</NOBR> or earlier. Changes to the interface of SoftFloat functions are documented in <A HREF="SoftFloat.html"><CODE>SoftFloat.html</CODE></A>. +The current version of SoftFloat is <NOBR>Release 3a</NOBR>. </P> @@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ arithmetic on <NOBR>64-bit</NOBR> integers. Earlier releases of SoftFloat included implementations of <NOBR>32-bit</NOBR> single-precision and <NOBR>64-bit</NOBR> double-precision floating-point that did not require <NOBR>64-bit</NOBR> integers, but this option is not supported -with <NOBR>Release 3</NOBR>. +starting with <NOBR>Release 3</NOBR>. Since 1999, ISO standards for C have mandated compiler support for <NOBR>64-bit</NOBR> integers. A compiler conforming to the 1999 C Standard or later is recommended but not @@ -111,12 +112,12 @@ SoftFloat’s dependence on these headers is detailed later in <P> The SoftFloat package was written by me, <NOBR>John R.</NOBR> Hauser. -<NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> of SoftFloat is a completely new implementation +<NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> of SoftFloat was a completely new implementation supplanting earlier releases. -This project (<NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> only, not earlier releases) was done in -the employ of the University of California, Berkeley, within the Department of -Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, first for the Parallel Computing -Laboratory (Par Lab) and then for the ASPIRE Lab. +The project to create <NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> (and <NOBR>now 3a</NOBR>) was done +in the employ of the University of California, Berkeley, within the Department +of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, first for the Parallel +Computing Laboratory (Par Lab) and then for the ASPIRE Lab. The work was officially overseen by Prof. Krste Asanovic, with funding provided by these sources: <BLOCKQUOTE> @@ -147,43 +148,56 @@ Oracle, and Samsung. </P> <P> -The following applies to the whole of SoftFloat <NOBR>Release 3</NOBR> as well +The following applies to the whole of SoftFloat <NOBR>Release 3a</NOBR> as well as to each source file individually. </P> <P> Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 The Regents of the University of -California (Regents). -All Rights Reserved. +California. +All rights reserved. +</P> + +<P> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: -</P> +<OL> +<LI> <P> Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this -list of conditions, and the following two paragraphs of disclaimer. +list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. +</P> + +<LI> +<P> Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this -list of conditions, and the following two paragraphs of disclaimer in the -documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -Neither the name of the Regents nor the names of its contributors may be used -to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific -prior written permission. +list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or +other materials provided with the distribution. </P> +<LI> <P> -IN NO EVENT SHALL REGENTS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, -INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF -THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF REGENTS HAS BEEN -ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be +used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific +prior written permission. +</P> + +</OL> </P> <P> -REGENTS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, -THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. -THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, IF ANY, PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS -PROVIDED "<NOBR>AS IS</NOBR>". -REGENTS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, -ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS. +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS”, +AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE +DISCLAIMED. +IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, +INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, +BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF +LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE +OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF +ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. </P> |