Re: [R] precision problems in testing with Intel compilers

2004-08-20 Thread Martin Maechler
Thank you for the report. Your points are quite valid (see below). Note that these precision tests were a bit stringent on purpose because pchisq() eventually needs some accuracy improvements which I had been investigating (when I did some minor improvements). > "FrankSa" == Samuelson, Frank*

[R] precision problems in testing with Intel compilers

2004-08-19 Thread Samuelson, Frank*
I compiled the 1.9.1 src.rpm with the standard gnu tools and it works. I tried compiling the 1.9.1 src.rpm with the Intel 8 C and FORTRAN compilers and it bombs out during the testing phase: comparing 'd-p-q-r-tests.Rout' to './d-p-q-r-tests.Rout.save' ...267c267 < df = 0.5[1] "Mean relati