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Writing the elementary function procedures for the ALGOL68C compiler

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Portability of Numerical Software

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 57))

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ALGOL68C is an extended subset of Algol 68 as defined in the Revised Report {2}. The compiler written in Cambridge for ALGOL68C is portable and thus the elementary function procedures have been written in Algol 68. This paper describes how this has been done as a collection of transportable procedures and discusses how the features of the language assist in the writing of transportable numerical programs.

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  1. P. Kemp
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Wayne Cowell

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Kemp, P. (1977). Writing the elementary function procedures for the ALGOL68C compiler. In: Cowell, W. (eds) Portability of Numerical Software. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 57. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-08446-0_39

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