'long double' support ?

[Schirmacher, Rolf]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sergei Steshenko [mailto:sergstesh at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:29 PM
> To: David Bateman
> Cc: help at octave.org
> Subject: Re: 'long double' support ?
> 
> 
> 
> --- David Bateman <David.Bateman at motorola.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Check the vpa function from octave-forge that uses ginac 
> for variable
> > precision arithmetic..
> > 
> > D.
> > 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> The problem is in a DSP-related 'octave-forge' package.
> 
> So, I guess, I'll have to rewrite the package using 'vpa' if 
> I accept this suggestion.
> I wanted not to rewrite the package, but rather to increase 
> precision all over the place.
> 
> Thanks,
>   Sergei.
> 

Perhaps you might give more details on the package / function you encouter
the issue with and/or your actual problem as the root cause and/or best
solution / workaround might be different to a "brute force" approach of
increasing precision?

Rolf