I8LIB
A Double Precision Integer Arithmetic Utility Library

I8LIB is a C++ library which contains a number of utility routines for "I8" or "double precision integer" arithmetic.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

I8LIB is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN77 version and a FORTRAN90 version.

Related Data and Programs:

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C8LIB, a C++ library which implements certain elementary functions for "C8" or double precision complex variables;

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R4LIB, a C++ library which contains many utility routines, using "R4" or "single precision real" arithmetic.

R8LIB, a C++ library which contains many utility routines, using "R8" or "double precision real" arithmetic.

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Source Code:

• i8lib.cpp, the source code;
• i8lib.hpp, the include file;
• i8lib.sh, commands to compile the source code;

Examples and Tests:

• i8lib_prb.cpp, a sample calling program;
• i8lib_prb.sh, commands to compile, link and run the sample calling program;
• i8lib_prb_output.txt, the output file.

List of Routines:

• I8_CHOOSE computes the binomial coefficient C(N,K) as an I8.
• I8_HUGE returns a "huge" I8.
• I8_MAX returns the maximum of two I8's.
• I8_MIN returns the smaller of two I8's.
• I8_POWER returns the value of I^J.
• I8_REVERSE_BYTES reverses the bytes in an I8.
• I8_XOR calculates the exclusive OR of two I8's.
• R8I8_UNIFORM returns a scaled pseudorandom R8 using an I8 seed.
• R8I8_UNIFORM_01 returns a unit pseudorandom R8 using an I8 seed.
• TIMESTAMP prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

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