[Rd] code for sum function

David Winsemius dw|n@em|u@ @end|ng |rom comc@@t@net
Thu Feb 21 17:57:15 CET 2019


On 2/20/19 2:55 PM, Rampal Etienne wrote:
> Dear Tomas,
>
> Where do I find these files? Do they contain the code for the sum function?

Yes.

https://svn.r-project.org/R/trunk/


David

>
> What do you mean exactly with your point on long doubles? Where can I find
> documentation on this?
>
> Cheers, Rampal
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 15:38 Tomas Kalibera <tomas.kalibera using gmail.com wrote:
>
>> See do_summary() in summary.c, rsum() for doubles. R uses long double
>> type as accumulator on systems where available.
>>
>> Best,
>> Tomas
>>
>> On 2/14/19 2:08 PM, Rampal Etienne wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am trying to write FORTRAN code to do the same as some R code I
>>> have. I get (small) differences when using the sum function in R. I
>>> know there are numerical routines to improve precision, but I have not
>>> been able to figure out what algorithm R is using. Does anyone know
>>> this? Or where can I find the code for the sum function?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Rampal Etienne
>>>
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