mpf exponent range

[Hans Aberg]

On 16 Aug 2011, at 17:50, Torbjorn Granlund wrote:

> I realise mpf isn't terribly much used today, given the existence of the
> superior mpfr functions.  Do people on this list have any opinions about
> the exponent range, of mpf, in particular, if we should make input and
> output work for the entire allowed number range?  Or is this irrelevant?
> 
> It is not a trivial fix.  The required changes will be to allow
> multi-word exponents (for bases < 2^64).

Perhaps it should be scrapped altogether, to save work, if one can use mpfr instead.

Hans