Re: [RFC] [Discussion] Adding bcround, bcfloor and bcceil to BCMath
| From: | Pierre Joye | Date: | Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:25:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] [Discussion] Adding bcround, bcfloor and bcceil to BCMath | ||
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Hi
On Wed, Oct 4, 2023, 6:39 PM Saki Takamachi <saki@sakiot.com> wrote:
> Hi, Marc, Pierre
>
> Thank you for all the information.
>
> After all, I feel that BCMath and GMP have different roles.
>
> Arbitrary precision mathematics and very high precision mathematics are
> similar but distinctly different.
>
I replied about the FP specific question as it can be confusing. Adding
that gmp* may be a more sustainable solution as it is actively maintained
and widely used.
If PHP has already started integrating these things, then of course I'll
> follow suit, but if not, I'm against these integrations.
>
> If I missed something important, could you please let me know?
>
theoretically I agree, both may have different uses. Practically, and
within php ecosystem, they are used for the same purposes.
best,
Pierre
>