Public Comment Number PC-UK0149

ISO/IEC CD 9899 (SC22N2620) Public Comment

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Date: 1998-02-25
Author: N.M Maclaren
Author Affiliation: Self
Postal Address:
    University of Cambridge,
    Computer Laboratory,
    New Museums Site,
    Pembroke Street,
    Cambridge CB3 3QG,
    United Kingdom
E-mail Address: <nmm1@cam.ac.uk>
Telephone Number: +44 1223 334761
Fax Number:       +44 1223 334679
Number of individual comments: 1


Comment 1. 

Category: Feature that should be removed

Committee Draft subsection: 7.7.11.4

Title:  nextafterx() seems pointless and confusing


Detailed description:

Why is this provided?  Footnote 181 seems to be intended to explain, but I
find it even more baffling than the function specification.  It is also
very unclear how it should be handled by 7.9.1 Type-generic macros
paragraph 5.  If this function isn't critical, I suggest scrapping it
entirely.

If this is not done, it needs to be excluded from the list of type-generic
macros in 7.9.1.