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diff --git a/doc/testsoftfloat.html b/doc/testsoftfloat.html index ee5f0d5..6a10812 100644 --- a/doc/testsoftfloat.html +++ b/doc/testsoftfloat.html @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ <BODY> -<H1>Berkeley TestFloat Release 3a: <CODE>testsoftfloat</CODE></H1> +<H1>Berkeley TestFloat Release 3b: <CODE>testsoftfloat</CODE></H1> <P> John R. Hauser<BR> -2015 October 23<BR> +2016 July 22<BR> </P> @@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ The <CODE>-help</CODE> option causes a summary of program usage to be written, after which the program exits. </P> +<H3><CODE>-seed <num></CODE></H3> + +<P> +The <CODE>-seed</CODE> option sets the seed for the pseudo-random number +generator used for generating test cases. +The argument to <CODE>-seed</CODE> is a nonnegative integer. +Executing the same <CODE>testsoftfloat</CODE> program with the same arguments +(including the same pseudo-random number seed) should always perform the same +sequence of tests, whereas changing the pseudo-random number seed should result +in a different sequence of tests. +The default seed number <NOBR>is 1</NOBR>. +</P> + <H3><CODE>-level <num></CODE></H3> <P> @@ -194,7 +207,7 @@ Just as <CODE>testsoftfloat</CODE> can test a function for all five rounding modes in sequence, multiple functions can be tested with a single execution of <CODE>testsoftfloat</CODE>. Two sets are recognized: <CODE>-all1</CODE> and <CODE>-all2</CODE>. -The set <CODE>-all1</CODE> comprises all one-operand operations, while +The set <CODE>-all1</CODE> is all one-operand operations, while <CODE>-all2</CODE> is all two-operand operations. A function set is used in place of a function name in the <CODE>testsoftfloat</CODE> command line, such as |