contributing to JDK-8171407: Port fdlibm to Java, part 2

[Raffaello Giulietti]

Hi Joe,

I kind of understand your point of being more at ease with the porting 
itself than with the review.

However, wouldn't a review be needed anyway, regardless how 
knowledgeable the porter might be? That is, even if an expert like 
yourself does the port, somebody else would still have to invest time to 
do the review, I guess, so the overall combined effort would be almost 
the same. At least, that's my understanding on how development in the 
OpenJDK works.

Anyway, although I'm not formally a reviewer, just a contributor, I'll 
be glad to review your code on an informal basis if you need an 
additional opinion.


Greetings
Raffaello


On 2020-05-27 23:44, Joe Darcy wrote:
> Hi Raffaello,
> 
> Finishing the fdlibm port remains on my to-do list. Given the review 
> investment needed, I would not find it helpful for someone else to 
> contribute a port.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Joe
> 
> On 5/25/2020 9:24 AM, Raffaello Giulietti wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> [1] enumerates 14 StrictMath native functions that still need a Java 
>> porting from the original C code.
>>
>> As of changeset b84f122ea855 all of them are still native, so I wonder 
>> if it makes sense to contribute or if they have already been ported 
>> and on the launch pad for integration.
>>
>> Let me know.
>>
>>
>> Greetings
>> Raffaello
>>
>> ----
>>
>> [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8171407