Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ?

From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
To: "Paul Matthews" <plm(at)netspace(dot)net(dot)au>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: phypot - Pygmy Hippotause ?
Date: 2009-08-28 15:02:01
Message-ID: 4A97AB19020000250002A4EA@gw.wicourts.gov
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Paul Matthews <plm(at)netspace(dot)net(dot)au> wrote:
> Feedback appreciated.

+ /* As x is the larger value, this must be the correct answer.
Also
+ * avoids division by zero. */
+ if( x == 0.0 )
+ return 0.0;
+
+ /* Trivial case. */
+ if( y == 0.0 )
+ return x;

The first test seems unnecessary if you have the second.
x >= 0, so x can't be zero unless y is, too.
Returning x on y == 0.0 will return 0.0 whenever x == 0.0.

-Kevin

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