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58		58
59	=head2 TYPES / TYPE SUPPORT	59	=head2 TYPES / TYPE SUPPORT
60		60
61	ecb.h makes sure that the following types are defined (in the expected way):	61	ecb.h makes sure that the following types are defined (in the expected way):
62		62
63	int8_t uint8_t int16_t uint16_t	63	int8_t uint8_
64	int32_t uint32_t int64_t uint64_t	64	int16_t uint16_t
		65	int32_t uint32_
		66	int64_t uint64_t
		67	int_fast8_t uint_fast8_t
		68	int_fast16_t uint_fast16_t
		69	int_fast32_t uint_fast32_t
		70	int_fast64_t uint_fast64_t
65	intptr_t uintptr_t	71	intptr_t uintptr_t
66		72
67	The macro C<ECB_PTRSIZE> is defined to the size of a pointer on this	73	The macro C<ECB_PTRSIZE> is defined to the size of a pointer on this
68	platform (currently C<4> or C<8>) and can be used in preprocessor	74	platform (currently C<4> or C<8>) and can be used in preprocessor
69	expressions.	75	expressions.
70		76
71	For C<ptrdiff_t> and C<size_t> use C<stddef.h>.	77	For C<ptrdiff_t> and C<size_t> use C<stddef.h>/C<cstddef>.
72		78
73	=head2 LANGUAGE/ENVIRONMENT/COMPILER VERSIONS	79	=head2 LANGUAGE/ENVIRONMENT/COMPILER VERSIONS
74		80
75	All the following symbols expand to an expression that can be tested in	81	All the following symbols expand to an expression that can be tested in
76	preprocessor instructions as well as treated as a boolean (use C<!!> to	82	preprocessor instructions as well as treated as a boolean (use C<!!> to
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79	=over 4	85	=over 4
80		86
81	=item ECB_C	87	=item ECB_C
82		88
83	True if the implementation defines the C<__STDC__> macro to a true value,	89	True if the implementation defines the C<__STDC__> macro to a true value,
84	while not claiming to be C++.	90	while not claiming to be C++, i..e C, but not C++.
85		91
86	=item ECB_C99	92	=item ECB_C99
87		93
88	True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C99 (ISO/IEC	94	True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C99 (ISO/IEC
89	9899:1999) or any later version, while not claiming to be C++.	95	9899:1999) or any later version, while not claiming to be C++.
90		96
91	Note that later versions (ECB_C11) remove core features again (for	97	Note that later versions (ECB_C11) remove core features again (for
92	example, variable length arrays).	98	example, variable length arrays).
93		99
94	=item ECB_C11	100	=item ECB_C11, ECB_C17
95		101
96	True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C11 (ISO/IEC	102	True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C11/C17 (ISO/IEC
97	9899:2011) or any later version, while not claiming to be C++.	103	9899:2011, :20187) or any later version, while not claiming to be C++.
98		104
99	=item ECB_CPP	105	=item ECB_CPP
100		106
101	True if the implementation defines the C<__cplusplus__> macro to a true	107	True if the implementation defines the C<__cplusplus__> macro to a true
102	value, which is typically true for C++ compilers.	108	value, which is typically true for C++ compilers.
103		109
104	=item ECB_CPP11	110	=item ECB_CPP11, ECB_CPP14, ECB_CPP17
105		111
106	True if the implementation claims to be compliant to ISO/IEC 14882:2011	112	True if the implementation claims to be compliant to C++11/C++14/C++17
107	(C++11) or any later version.	113	(ISO/IEC 14882:2011, :2014, :2017) or any later version.
		114
		115	Note that many C++20 features will likely have their own feature test
		116	macros (see e.g. L<http://eel.is/c++draft/cpp.predefined#1.8>).
		117
		118	=item ECB_OPTIMIZE_SIZE
		119
		120	Is C<1> when the compiler optimizes for size, C<0> otherwise. This symbol
		121	can also be defined before including F<ecb.h>, in which case it will be
		122	unchanged.
108		123
109	=item ECB_GCC_VERSION (major, minor)	124	=item ECB_GCC_VERSION (major, minor)
110		125
111	Expands to a true value (suitable for testing in by the preprocessor)	126	Expands to a true value (suitable for testing in by the preprocessor)
112	if the compiler used is GNU C and the version is the given version, or	127	if the compiler used is GNU C and the version is the given version, or
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242	Similar to C<ecb_unused>, but marks a function, variable or type as	257	Similar to C<ecb_unused>, but marks a function, variable or type as
243	deprecated. This makes some compilers warn when the type is used.	258	deprecated. This makes some compilers warn when the type is used.
244		259
245	=item ecb_deprecated_message (message)	260	=item ecb_deprecated_message (message)
246		261
247	Same as C<ecb_deprecated>, but if possible, supplies a diagnostic that is	262	Same as C<ecb_deprecated>, but if possible, the specified diagnostic is
248	used instead of a generic depreciation message when the object is being	263	used instead of a generic depreciation message when the object is being
249	used.	264	used.
250		265
251	=item ecb_inline	266	=item ecb_inline
252		267
253	Expands either to C<static inline> or to just C<static>, if inline	268	Expands either to (a compiler-specific equivalent of) C<static inline> or
254	isn't supported. It should be used to declare functions that should be	269	to just C<static>, if inline isn't supported. It should be used to declare
255	inlined, for code size or speed reasons.	270	functions that should be inlined, for code size or speed reasons.
256		271
257	Example: inline this function, it surely will reduce codesize.	272	Example: inline this function, it surely will reduce codesize.
258		273
259	ecb_inline int	274	ecb_inline int
260	negmul (int a, int b)	275	negmul (int a, int b)
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583		598
584	=item int ecb_ctz32 (uint32_t x)	599	=item int ecb_ctz32 (uint32_t x)
585		600
586	=item int ecb_ctz64 (uint64_t x)	601	=item int ecb_ctz64 (uint64_t x)
587		602
		603	=item int ecb_ctz (T x) [C++]
		604
588	Returns the index of the least significant bit set in C<x> (or	605	Returns the index of the least significant bit set in C<x> (or
589	equivalently the number of bits set to 0 before the least significant bit	606	equivalently the number of bits set to 0 before the least significant bit
590	set), starting from 0. If C<x> is 0 the result is undefined.	607	set), starting from 0. If C<x> is 0 the result is undefined.
591		608
592	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_ctz32>.	609	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_ctz32>.
593		610
		611	The overloaded C++ C<ecb_ctz> function supports C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>,
		612	C<uint32_t> and C<uint64_t> types.
		613
594	For example:	614	For example:
595		615
596	ecb_ctz32 (3) = 0	616	ecb_ctz32 (3) = 0
597	ecb_ctz32 (6) = 1	617	ecb_ctz32 (6) = 1
598		618
599	=item bool ecb_is_pot32 (uint32_t x)	619	=item bool ecb_is_pot32 (uint32_t x)
600		620
601	=item bool ecb_is_pot64 (uint32_t x)	621	=item bool ecb_is_pot64 (uint32_t x)
602		622
		623	=item bool ecb_is_pot (T x) [C++]
		624
603	Returns true iff C<x> is a power of two or C<x == 0>.	625	Returns true iff C<x> is a power of two or C<x == 0>.
604		626
605	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_is_pot32>.	627	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_is_pot32>.
606		628
		629	The overloaded C++ C<ecb_is_pot> function supports C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>,
		630	C<uint32_t> and C<uint64_t> types.
		631
607	=item int ecb_ld32 (uint32_t x)	632	=item int ecb_ld32 (uint32_t x)
608		633
609	=item int ecb_ld64 (uint64_t x)	634	=item int ecb_ld64 (uint64_t x)
		635
		636	=item int ecb_ld64 (T x) [C++]
610		637
611	Returns the index of the most significant bit set in C<x>, or the number	638	Returns the index of the most significant bit set in C<x>, or the number
612	of digits the number requires in binary (so that C<< 2**ld <= x <	639	of digits the number requires in binary (so that C<< 2**ld <= x <
613	2**(ld+1) >>). If C<x> is 0 the result is undefined. A common use case is	640	2**(ld+1) >>). If C<x> is 0 the result is undefined. A common use case is
614	to compute the integer binary logarithm, i.e. C<floor (log2 (n))>, for	641	to compute the integer binary logarithm, i.e. C<floor (log2 (n))>, for
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619	the given data type), while C<ecb_ld> returns how many bits the number	646	the given data type), while C<ecb_ld> returns how many bits the number
620	itself requires.	647	itself requires.
621		648
622	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_ld32>.	649	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_ld32>.
623		650
		651	The overloaded C++ C<ecb_ld> function supports C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>,
		652	C<uint32_t> and C<uint64_t> types.
		653
624	=item int ecb_popcount32 (uint32_t x)	654	=item int ecb_popcount32 (uint32_t x)
625		655
626	=item int ecb_popcount64 (uint64_t x)	656	=item int ecb_popcount64 (uint64_t x)
627		657
		658	=item int ecb_popcount (T x) [C++]
		659
628	Returns the number of bits set to 1 in C<x>.	660	Returns the number of bits set to 1 in C<x>.
629		661
630	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_popcount32>.	662	For smaller types than C<uint32_t> you can safely use C<ecb_popcount32>.
		663
		664	The overloaded C++ C<ecb_popcount> function supports C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>,
		665	C<uint32_t> and C<uint64_t> types.
631		666
632	For example:	667	For example:
633		668
634	ecb_popcount32 (7) = 3	669	ecb_popcount32 (7) = 3
635	ecb_popcount32 (255) = 8	670	ecb_popcount32 (255) = 8
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638		673
639	=item uint16_t ecb_bitrev16 (uint16_t x)	674	=item uint16_t ecb_bitrev16 (uint16_t x)
640		675
641	=item uint32_t ecb_bitrev32 (uint32_t x)	676	=item uint32_t ecb_bitrev32 (uint32_t x)
642		677
		678	=item T ecb_bitrev (T x) [C++]
		679
643	Reverses the bits in x, i.e. the MSB becomes the LSB, MSB-1 becomes LSB+1	680	Reverses the bits in x, i.e. the MSB becomes the LSB, MSB-1 becomes LSB+1
644	and so on.	681	and so on.
645		682
		683	The overloaded C++ C<ecb_bitrev> function supports C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t> and C<uint32_t> types.
		684
646	Example:	685	Example:
647		686
648	ecb_bitrev8 (0xa7) = 0xea	687	ecb_bitrev8 (0xa7) = 0xea
649	ecb_bitrev32 (0xffcc4411) = 0x882233ff	688	ecb_bitrev32 (0xffcc4411) = 0x882233ff
650		689
		690	=item T ecb_bitrev (T x) [C++]
		691
		692	Overloaded C++ bitrev function.
		693
		694	C<T> must be one of C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t> or C<uint32_t>.
		695
651	=item uint32_t ecb_bswap16 (uint32_t x)	696	=item uint32_t ecb_bswap16 (uint32_t x)
652		697
653	=item uint32_t ecb_bswap32 (uint32_t x)	698	=item uint32_t ecb_bswap32 (uint32_t x)
654		699
655	=item uint64_t ecb_bswap64 (uint64_t x)	700	=item uint64_t ecb_bswap64 (uint64_t x)
		701
		702	=item T ecb_bswap (T x)
656		703
657	These functions return the value of the 16-bit (32-bit, 64-bit) value	704	These functions return the value of the 16-bit (32-bit, 64-bit) value
658	C<x> after reversing the order of bytes (0x11223344 becomes 0x44332211 in	705	C<x> after reversing the order of bytes (0x11223344 becomes 0x44332211 in
659	C<ecb_bswap32>).	706	C<ecb_bswap32>).
660		707
		708	The overloaded C++ C<ecb_bswap> function supports C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>,
		709	C<uint32_t> and C<uint64_t> types.
		710
661	=item uint8_t ecb_rotl8 (uint8_t x, unsigned int count)	711	=item uint8_t ecb_rotl8 (uint8_t x, unsigned int count)
662		712
663	=item uint16_t ecb_rotl16 (uint16_t x, unsigned int count)	713	=item uint16_t ecb_rotl16 (uint16_t x, unsigned int count)
664		714
665	=item uint32_t ecb_rotl32 (uint32_t x, unsigned int count)	715	=item uint32_t ecb_rotl32 (uint32_t x, unsigned int count)
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680		730
681	Current GCC versions understand these functions and usually compile them	731	Current GCC versions understand these functions and usually compile them
682	to "optimal" code (e.g. a single C<rol> or a combination of C<shld> on	732	to "optimal" code (e.g. a single C<rol> or a combination of C<shld> on
683	x86).	733	x86).
684		734
		735	=item T ecb_rotl (T x, unsigned int count) [C++]
		736
		737	=item T ecb_rotr (T x, unsigned int count) [C++]
		738
		739	Overloaded C++ rotl/rotr functions.
		740
		741	C<T> must be one of C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>, C<uint32_t> or C<uint64_t>.
		742
685	=back	743	=back
686		744
		745	=head2 HOST ENDIANNESS CONVERSION
		746
		747	=over 4
		748
		749	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_be_u16_to_host (uint_fast16_t v)
		750
		751	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_be_u32_to_host (uint_fast32_t v)
		752
		753	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_be_u64_to_host (uint_fast64_t v)
		754
		755	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_le_u16_to_host (uint_fast16_t v)
		756
		757	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_le_u32_to_host (uint_fast32_t v)
		758
		759	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_le_u64_to_host (uint_fast64_t v)
		760
		761	Convert an unsigned 16, 32 or 64 bit value from big or little endian to host byte order.
		762
		763	The naming convention is C<ecb_>(C<be>\|C<le>)C<_u>C<16\|32\|64>C<_to_host>,
		764	where C<be> and C<le> stand for big endian and little endian, respectively.
		765
		766	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_host_to_be_u16 (uint_fast16_t v)
		767
		768	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_host_to_be_u32 (uint_fast32_t v)
		769
		770	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_host_to_be_u64 (uint_fast64_t v)
		771
		772	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_host_to_le_u16 (uint_fast16_t v)
		773
		774	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_host_to_le_u32 (uint_fast32_t v)
		775
		776	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_host_to_le_u64 (uint_fast64_t v)
		777
		778	Like above, but converts I<from> host byte order to the specified
		779	endianness.
		780
		781	=back
		782
		783	In C++ the following additional template functions are supported:
		784
		785	=over 4
		786
		787	=item T ecb_be_to_host (T v)
		788
		789	=item T ecb_le_to_host (T v)
		790
		791	=item T ecb_host_to_be (T v)
		792
		793	=item T ecb_host_to_le (T v)
		794
		795	These functions work like their C counterparts, above, but use templates,
		796	which make them useful in generic code.
		797
		798	C<T> must be one of C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>, C<uint32_t> or C<uint64_t>
		799	(so unlike their C counterparts, there is a version for C<uint8_t>, which
		800	again can be useful in generic code).
		801
		802	=head2 UNALIGNED LOAD/STORE
		803
		804	These function load or store unaligned multi-byte values.
		805
		806	=over 4
		807
		808	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_peek_u16_u (const void *ptr)
		809
		810	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_peek_u32_u (const void *ptr)
		811
		812	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_peek_u64_u (const void *ptr)
		813
		814	These functions load an unaligned, unsigned 16, 32 or 64 bit value from
		815	memory.
		816
		817	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_peek_be_u16_u (const void *ptr)
		818
		819	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_peek_be_u32_u (const void *ptr)
		820
		821	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_peek_be_u64_u (const void *ptr)
		822
		823	=item uint_fast16_t ecb_peek_le_u16_u (const void *ptr)
		824
		825	=item uint_fast32_t ecb_peek_le_u32_u (const void *ptr)
		826
		827	=item uint_fast64_t ecb_peek_le_u64_u (const void *ptr)
		828
		829	Like above, but additionally convert from big endian (C<be>) or little
		830	endian (C<le>) byte order to host byte order while doing so.
		831
		832	=item ecb_poke_u16_u (void *ptr, uint16_t v)
		833
		834	=item ecb_poke_u32_u (void *ptr, uint32_t v)
		835
		836	=item ecb_poke_u64_u (void *ptr, uint64_t v)
		837
		838	These functions store an unaligned, unsigned 16, 32 or 64 bit value to
		839	memory.
		840
		841	=item ecb_poke_be_u16_u (void *ptr, uint_fast16_t v)
		842
		843	=item ecb_poke_be_u32_u (void *ptr, uint_fast32_t v)
		844
		845	=item ecb_poke_be_u64_u (void *ptr, uint_fast64_t v)
		846
		847	=item ecb_poke_le_u16_u (void *ptr, uint_fast16_t v)
		848
		849	=item ecb_poke_le_u32_u (void *ptr, uint_fast32_t v)
		850
		851	=item ecb_poke_le_u64_u (void *ptr, uint_fast64_t v)
		852
		853	Like above, but additionally convert from host byte order to big endian
		854	(C<be>) or little endian (C<le>) byte order while doing so.
		855
		856	=back
		857
		858	In C++ the following additional template functions are supported:
		859
		860	=over 4
		861
		862	=item T ecb_peek<T> (const void *ptr)
		863
		864	=item T ecb_peek_be<T> (const void *ptr)
		865
		866	=item T ecb_peek_le<T> (const void *ptr)
		867
		868	=item T ecb_peek_u<T> (const void *ptr)
		869
		870	=item T ecb_peek_be_u<T> (const void *ptr)
		871
		872	=item T ecb_peek_le_u<T> (const void *ptr)
		873
		874	Similarly to their C counterparts, these functions load an unsigned 8, 16,
		875	32 or 64 bit value from memory, with optional conversion from big/little
		876	endian.
		877
		878	Since the type cannot be deduced, it has to be specified explicitly, e.g.
		879
		880	uint_fast16_t v = ecb_peek<uint16_t> (ptr);
		881
		882	C<T> must be one of C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>, C<uint32_t> or C<uint64_t>.
		883
		884	Unlike their C counterparts, these functions support 8 bit quantities
		885	(C<uint8_t>) and also have an aligned version (without the C<_u> prefix),
		886	all of which hopefully makes them more useful in generic code.
		887
		888	=item ecb_poke (void *ptr, T v)
		889
		890	=item ecb_poke_be (void *ptr, T v)
		891
		892	=item ecb_poke_le (void *ptr, T v)
		893
		894	=item ecb_poke_u (void *ptr, T v)
		895
		896	=item ecb_poke_be_u (void *ptr, T v)
		897
		898	=item ecb_poke_le_u (void *ptr, T v)
		899
		900	Again, similarly to their C counterparts, these functions store an
		901	unsigned 8, 16, 32 or z64 bit value to memory, with optional conversion to
		902	big/little endian.
		903
		904	C<T> must be one of C<uint8_t>, C<uint16_t>, C<uint32_t> or C<uint64_t>.
		905
		906	Unlike their C counterparts, these functions support 8 bit quantities
		907	(C<uint8_t>) and also have an aligned version (without the C<_u> prefix),
		908	all of which hopefully makes them more useful in generic code.
		909
		910	=back
		911
687	=head2 FLOATING POINT FIDDLING	912	=head2 FLOATING POINT FIDDLING
688		913
689	=over 4	914	=over 4
690		915
691	=item ECB_INFINITY	916	=item ECB_INFINITY [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
692		917
693	Evaluates to positive infinity if supported by the platform, otherwise to	918	Evaluates to positive infinity if supported by the platform, otherwise to
694	a truly huge number.	919	a truly huge number.
695		920
696	=item ECB_NAN	921	=item ECB_NAN [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
697		922
698	Evaluates to a quiet NAN if supported by the platform, otherwise to	923	Evaluates to a quiet NAN if supported by the platform, otherwise to
699	C<ECB_INFINITY>.	924	C<ECB_INFINITY>.
700		925
701	=item float ecb_ldexpf (float x, int exp)	926	=item float ecb_ldexpf (float x, int exp) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
702		927
703	Same as C<ldexpf>, but always available.	928	Same as C<ldexpf>, but always available.
704		929
		930	=item uint32_t ecb_float_to_binary16 (float x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
		931
705	=item uint32_t ecb_float_to_binary32 (float x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]	932	=item uint32_t ecb_float_to_binary32 (float x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
706		933
707	=item uint64_t ecb_double_to_binary64 (double x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]	934	=item uint64_t ecb_double_to_binary64 (double x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
708		935
709	These functions each take an argument in the native C<float> or C<double>	936	These functions each take an argument in the native C<float> or C<double>
710	type and return the IEEE 754 bit representation of it.	937	type and return the IEEE 754 bit representation of it (binary16/half,
		938	binary32/single or binary64/double precision).
711		939
712	The bit representation is just as IEEE 754 defines it, i.e. the sign bit	940	The bit representation is just as IEEE 754 defines it, i.e. the sign bit
713	will be the most significant bit, followed by exponent and mantissa.	941	will be the most significant bit, followed by exponent and mantissa.
714		942
715	This function should work even when the native floating point format isn't	943	This function should work even when the native floating point format isn't
…		…
719		947
720	On all modern platforms (where C<ECB_STDFP> is true), the compiler should	948	On all modern platforms (where C<ECB_STDFP> is true), the compiler should
721	be able to optimise away this function completely.	949	be able to optimise away this function completely.
722		950
723	These functions can be helpful when serialising floats to the network - you	951	These functions can be helpful when serialising floats to the network - you
724	can serialise the return value like a normal uint32_t/uint64_t.	952	can serialise the return value like a normal uint16_t/uint32_t/uint64_t.
725		953
726	Another use for these functions is to manipulate floating point values	954	Another use for these functions is to manipulate floating point values
727	directly.	955	directly.
728		956
729	Silly example: toggle the sign bit of a float.	957	Silly example: toggle the sign bit of a float.
…		…
736		964
737	=item float ecb_binary16_to_float (uint16_t x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]	965	=item float ecb_binary16_to_float (uint16_t x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
738		966
739	=item float ecb_binary32_to_float (uint32_t x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]	967	=item float ecb_binary32_to_float (uint32_t x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
740		968
741	=item double ecb_binary32_to_double (uint64_t x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]	969	=item double ecb_binary64_to_double (uint64_t x) [-UECB_NO_LIBM]
742		970
743	The reverse operation of the previous function - takes the bit	971	The reverse operation of the previous function - takes the bit
744	representation of an IEEE binary16, binary32 or binary64 number and	972	representation of an IEEE binary16, binary32 or binary64 number (half,
745	converts it to the native C<float> or C<double> format.	973	single or double precision) and converts it to the native C<float> or
		974	C<double> format.
746		975
747	This function should work even when the native floating point format isn't	976	This function should work even when the native floating point format isn't
748	IEEE compliant, of course at a speed and code size penalty, and of course	977	IEEE compliant, of course at a speed and code size penalty, and of course
749	also within reasonable limits (it tries to convert normals and denormals,	978	also within reasonable limits (it tries to convert normals and denormals,
750	and might be lucky for infinities, and with extraordinary luck, also for	979	and might be lucky for infinities, and with extraordinary luck, also for
751	negative zero).	980	negative zero).
752		981
753	On all modern platforms (where C<ECB_STDFP> is true), the compiler should	982	On all modern platforms (where C<ECB_STDFP> is true), the compiler should
754	be able to optimise away this function completely.	983	be able to optimise away this function completely.
		984
		985	=item uint16_t ecb_binary32_to_binary16 (uint32_t x)
		986
		987	=item uint32_t ecb_binary16_to_binary32 (uint16_t x)
		988
		989	Convert a IEEE binary32/single precision to binary16/half format, and vice
		990	versa, handling all details (round-to-nearest-even, subnormals, infinity
		991	and NaNs) correctly.
		992
		993	These are functions are available under C<-DECB_NO_LIBM>, since
		994	they do not rely on the platform floating point format. The
		995	C<ecb_float_to_binary16> and C<ecb_binary16_to_float> functions are
		996	usually what you want.
755		997
756	=back	998	=back
757		999
758	=head2 ARITHMETIC	1000	=head2 ARITHMETIC
759		1001
…		…
840	dependencies on the math library (usually called F<-lm>) - these are	1082	dependencies on the math library (usually called F<-lm>) - these are
841	marked with [-UECB_NO_LIBM].	1083	marked with [-UECB_NO_LIBM].
842		1084
843	=back	1085	=back
844		1086
		1087	=head1 UNDOCUMENTED FUNCTIONALITY
845		1088
		1089	F<ecb.h> is full of undocumented functionality as well, some of which is
		1090	intended to be internal-use only, some of which we forgot to document, and
		1091	some of which we hide because we are not sure we will keep the interface
		1092	stable.
		1093
		1094	While you are welcome to rummage around and use whatever you find useful
		1095	(we can't stop you), keep in mind that we will change undocumented
		1096	functionality in incompatible ways without thinking twice, while we are
		1097	considerably more conservative with documented things.
		1098
		1099	=head1 AUTHORS
		1100
		1101	C<libecb> is designed and maintained by:
		1102
		1103	Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>
		1104	Marc Alexander Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
		1105
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