GNU bug report logs - #68871
Can't use od to print half-precision floats

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Message #31 received at 68871 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
 "Rozenberg, Eyal (Consultant)" <Eyal.Rozenberg <at> gehealthcare.com>,
 68871 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#68871: Can't use od to print half-precision floats
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 13:59:17 -0800

Thanks. One minor comment about this:

> +@item B
> +brain 16 bit float
> +@item H
> +half precision float

It might be helpful explain these two formats, e.g., to cite:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bfloat16_floating-point_format

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-precision_floating-point_format

respectively, since the formats are new compared to the other formats 
being discussed.

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