Merged the decimal-branch (revisions 54886 to 58140). Decimal is now
fully updated to the latests Decimal Specification (v1.66) and the
latests test cases (v2.56).

Thanks to Mark Dickinson for all his help during this process.
diff --git a/Lib/test/decimaltestdata/ddMaxMag.decTest b/Lib/test/decimaltestdata/ddMaxMag.decTest
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------

+-- ddMaxMag.decTest -- decDouble maxnummag                            --

+-- Copyright (c) IBM Corporation, 1981, 2007.  All rights reserved.   --

+------------------------------------------------------------------------

+-- Please see the document "General Decimal Arithmetic Testcases"     --

+-- at http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/decimal for the description of      --

+-- these testcases.                                                   --

+--                                                                    --

+-- These testcases are experimental ('beta' versions), and they       --

+-- may contain errors.  They are offered on an as-is basis.  In       --

+-- particular, achieving the same results as the tests here is not    --

+-- a guarantee that an implementation complies with any Standard      --

+-- or specification.  The tests are not exhaustive.                   --

+--                                                                    --

+-- Please send comments, suggestions, and corrections to the author:  --

+--   Mike Cowlishaw, IBM Fellow                                       --

+--   IBM UK, PO Box 31, Birmingham Road, Warwick CV34 5JL, UK         --

+--   mfc@uk.ibm.com                                                   --

+------------------------------------------------------------------------

+version: 2.56

+

+-- we assume that base comparison is tested in compare.decTest, so

+-- these mainly cover special cases and rounding

+precision:   16

+maxExponent: 384

+minExponent: -383

+extended:    1

+clamp:       1

+rounding:    half_even

+

+-- sanity checks

+ddmxg001 maxmag  -2  -2  -> -2

+ddmxg002 maxmag  -2  -1  -> -2

+ddmxg003 maxmag  -2   0  -> -2

+ddmxg004 maxmag  -2   1  -> -2

+ddmxg005 maxmag  -2   2  ->  2

+ddmxg006 maxmag  -1  -2  -> -2

+ddmxg007 maxmag  -1  -1  -> -1

+ddmxg008 maxmag  -1   0  -> -1

+ddmxg009 maxmag  -1   1  ->  1

+ddmxg010 maxmag  -1   2  ->  2

+ddmxg011 maxmag   0  -2  -> -2

+ddmxg012 maxmag   0  -1  -> -1

+ddmxg013 maxmag   0   0  ->  0

+ddmxg014 maxmag   0   1  ->  1

+ddmxg015 maxmag   0   2  ->  2

+ddmxg016 maxmag   1  -2  -> -2

+ddmxg017 maxmag   1  -1  ->  1

+ddmxg018 maxmag   1   0  ->  1

+ddmxg019 maxmag   1   1  ->  1

+ddmxg020 maxmag   1   2  ->  2

+ddmxg021 maxmag   2  -2  ->  2

+ddmxg022 maxmag   2  -1  ->  2

+ddmxg023 maxmag   2   0  ->  2

+ddmxg025 maxmag   2   1  ->  2

+ddmxg026 maxmag   2   2  ->  2

+

+-- extended zeros

+ddmxg030 maxmag   0     0   ->  0

+ddmxg031 maxmag   0    -0   ->  0

+ddmxg032 maxmag   0    -0.0 ->  0

+ddmxg033 maxmag   0     0.0 ->  0

+ddmxg034 maxmag  -0     0   ->  0    -- note: -0 = 0, but 0 chosen

+ddmxg035 maxmag  -0    -0   -> -0

+ddmxg036 maxmag  -0    -0.0 -> -0.0

+ddmxg037 maxmag  -0     0.0 ->  0.0

+ddmxg038 maxmag   0.0   0   ->  0

+ddmxg039 maxmag   0.0  -0   ->  0.0

+ddmxg040 maxmag   0.0  -0.0 ->  0.0

+ddmxg041 maxmag   0.0   0.0 ->  0.0

+ddmxg042 maxmag  -0.0   0   ->  0

+ddmxg043 maxmag  -0.0  -0   -> -0.0

+ddmxg044 maxmag  -0.0  -0.0 -> -0.0

+ddmxg045 maxmag  -0.0   0.0 ->  0.0

+

+ddmxg050 maxmag  -0E1   0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmxg051 maxmag  -0E2   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg052 maxmag  -0E2   0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmxg053 maxmag  -0E1   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg054 maxmag   0E1  -0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmxg055 maxmag   0E2  -0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg056 maxmag   0E2  -0E1 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg057 maxmag   0E1  -0E2 ->  0E+1

+

+ddmxg058 maxmag   0E1   0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmxg059 maxmag   0E2   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg060 maxmag   0E2   0E1 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg061 maxmag   0E1   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmxg062 maxmag  -0E1  -0E1 -> -0E+1

+ddmxg063 maxmag  -0E2  -0E2 -> -0E+2

+ddmxg064 maxmag  -0E2  -0E1 -> -0E+1

+ddmxg065 maxmag  -0E1  -0E2 -> -0E+1

+

+-- Specials

+ddmxg090 maxmag  Inf  -Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg091 maxmag  Inf  -1000  ->  Infinity

+ddmxg092 maxmag  Inf  -1     ->  Infinity

+ddmxg093 maxmag  Inf  -0     ->  Infinity

+ddmxg094 maxmag  Inf   0     ->  Infinity

+ddmxg095 maxmag  Inf   1     ->  Infinity

+ddmxg096 maxmag  Inf   1000  ->  Infinity

+ddmxg097 maxmag  Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg098 maxmag -1000  Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg099 maxmag -Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg100 maxmag -1     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg101 maxmag -0     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg102 maxmag  0     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg103 maxmag  1     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg104 maxmag  1000  Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg105 maxmag  Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+

+ddmxg120 maxmag -Inf  -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg121 maxmag -Inf  -1000  -> -Infinity

+ddmxg122 maxmag -Inf  -1     -> -Infinity

+ddmxg123 maxmag -Inf  -0     -> -Infinity

+ddmxg124 maxmag -Inf   0     -> -Infinity

+ddmxg125 maxmag -Inf   1     -> -Infinity

+ddmxg126 maxmag -Inf   1000  -> -Infinity

+ddmxg127 maxmag -Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmxg128 maxmag -Inf  -Inf   ->  -Infinity

+ddmxg129 maxmag -1000 -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg130 maxmag -1    -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg131 maxmag -0    -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg132 maxmag  0    -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg133 maxmag  1    -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg134 maxmag  1000 -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg135 maxmag  Inf  -Inf   ->  Infinity

+

+-- 2004.08.02 754r chooses number over NaN in mixed cases

+ddmxg141 maxmag  NaN -Inf    -> -Infinity

+ddmxg142 maxmag  NaN -1000   -> -1000

+ddmxg143 maxmag  NaN -1      -> -1

+ddmxg144 maxmag  NaN -0      -> -0

+ddmxg145 maxmag  NaN  0      ->  0

+ddmxg146 maxmag  NaN  1      ->  1

+ddmxg147 maxmag  NaN  1000   ->  1000

+ddmxg148 maxmag  NaN  Inf    ->  Infinity

+ddmxg149 maxmag  NaN  NaN    ->  NaN

+ddmxg150 maxmag -Inf  NaN    -> -Infinity

+ddmxg151 maxmag -1000 NaN    -> -1000

+ddmxg152 maxmag -1    NaN    -> -1

+ddmxg153 maxmag -0    NaN    -> -0

+ddmxg154 maxmag  0    NaN    ->  0

+ddmxg155 maxmag  1    NaN    ->  1

+ddmxg156 maxmag  1000 NaN    ->  1000

+ddmxg157 maxmag  Inf  NaN    ->  Infinity

+

+ddmxg161 maxmag  sNaN -Inf   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg162 maxmag  sNaN -1000  ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg163 maxmag  sNaN -1     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg164 maxmag  sNaN -0     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg165 maxmag  sNaN  0     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg166 maxmag  sNaN  1     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg167 maxmag  sNaN  1000  ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg168 maxmag  sNaN  NaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg169 maxmag  sNaN sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg170 maxmag  NaN  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg171 maxmag -Inf  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg172 maxmag -1000 sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg173 maxmag -1    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg174 maxmag -0    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg175 maxmag  0    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg176 maxmag  1    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg177 maxmag  1000 sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg178 maxmag  Inf  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmxg179 maxmag  NaN  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+

+-- propagating NaNs

+ddmxg181 maxmag  NaN9  -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmxg182 maxmag  NaN8     9   ->  9

+ddmxg183 maxmag -NaN7   Inf   ->  Infinity

+

+ddmxg184 maxmag -NaN1   NaN11 -> -NaN1

+ddmxg185 maxmag  NaN2   NaN12 ->  NaN2

+ddmxg186 maxmag -NaN13 -NaN7  -> -NaN13

+ddmxg187 maxmag  NaN14 -NaN5  ->  NaN14

+

+ddmxg188 maxmag -Inf    NaN4  -> -Infinity

+ddmxg189 maxmag -9     -NaN3  -> -9

+ddmxg190 maxmag  Inf    NaN2  ->  Infinity

+

+ddmxg191 maxmag  sNaN99 -Inf    ->  NaN99 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg192 maxmag  sNaN98 -1      ->  NaN98 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg193 maxmag -sNaN97  NaN    -> -NaN97 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg194 maxmag  sNaN96 sNaN94  ->  NaN96 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg195 maxmag  NaN95  sNaN93  ->  NaN93 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg196 maxmag -Inf    sNaN92  ->  NaN92 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg197 maxmag  0      sNaN91  ->  NaN91 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg198 maxmag  Inf   -sNaN90  -> -NaN90 Invalid_operation

+ddmxg199 maxmag  NaN    sNaN89  ->  NaN89 Invalid_operation

+

+-- old rounding checks

+ddmxg221 maxmag 12345678000 1  -> 12345678000

+ddmxg222 maxmag 1 12345678000  -> 12345678000

+ddmxg223 maxmag 1234567800  1  -> 1234567800

+ddmxg224 maxmag 1 1234567800   -> 1234567800

+ddmxg225 maxmag 1234567890  1  -> 1234567890

+ddmxg226 maxmag 1 1234567890   -> 1234567890

+ddmxg227 maxmag 1234567891  1  -> 1234567891

+ddmxg228 maxmag 1 1234567891   -> 1234567891

+ddmxg229 maxmag 12345678901 1  -> 12345678901

+ddmxg230 maxmag 1 12345678901  -> 12345678901

+ddmxg231 maxmag 1234567896  1  -> 1234567896

+ddmxg232 maxmag 1 1234567896   -> 1234567896

+ddmxg233 maxmag -1234567891  1 -> -1234567891

+ddmxg234 maxmag 1 -1234567891  -> -1234567891

+ddmxg235 maxmag -12345678901 1 -> -12345678901

+ddmxg236 maxmag 1 -12345678901 -> -12345678901

+ddmxg237 maxmag -1234567896  1 -> -1234567896

+ddmxg238 maxmag 1 -1234567896  -> -1234567896

+

+-- from examples

+ddmxg280 maxmag '3'   '2'  ->  '3'

+ddmxg281 maxmag '-10' '3'  ->  '-10'

+ddmxg282 maxmag '1.0' '1'  ->  '1'

+ddmxg283 maxmag '1' '1.0'  ->  '1'

+ddmxg284 maxmag '7' 'NaN'  ->  '7'

+

+-- expanded list from min/max 754r purple prose

+-- [explicit tests for exponent ordering]

+ddmxg401 maxmag  Inf    1.1     ->  Infinity

+ddmxg402 maxmag  1.1    1       ->  1.1

+ddmxg403 maxmag  1      1.0     ->  1

+ddmxg404 maxmag  1.0    0.1     ->  1.0

+ddmxg405 maxmag  0.1    0.10    ->  0.1

+ddmxg406 maxmag  0.10   0.100   ->  0.10

+ddmxg407 maxmag  0.10   0       ->  0.10

+ddmxg408 maxmag  0      0.0     ->  0

+ddmxg409 maxmag  0.0   -0       ->  0.0

+ddmxg410 maxmag  0.0   -0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmxg411 maxmag  0.00  -0.0     ->  0.00

+ddmxg412 maxmag  0.0   -0.00    ->  0.0

+ddmxg413 maxmag  0     -0.0     ->  0

+ddmxg414 maxmag  0     -0       ->  0

+ddmxg415 maxmag -0.0   -0       -> -0.0

+ddmxg416 maxmag -0     -0.100   -> -0.100

+ddmxg417 maxmag -0.100 -0.10    -> -0.100

+ddmxg418 maxmag -0.10  -0.1     -> -0.10

+ddmxg419 maxmag -0.1   -1.0     -> -1.0

+ddmxg420 maxmag -1.0   -1       -> -1.0

+ddmxg421 maxmag -1     -1.1     -> -1.1

+ddmxg423 maxmag -1.1   -Inf     -> -Infinity

+-- same with operands reversed

+ddmxg431 maxmag  1.1    Inf     ->  Infinity

+ddmxg432 maxmag  1      1.1     ->  1.1

+ddmxg433 maxmag  1.0    1       ->  1

+ddmxg434 maxmag  0.1    1.0     ->  1.0

+ddmxg435 maxmag  0.10   0.1     ->  0.1

+ddmxg436 maxmag  0.100  0.10    ->  0.10

+ddmxg437 maxmag  0      0.10    ->  0.10

+ddmxg438 maxmag  0.0    0       ->  0

+ddmxg439 maxmag -0      0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmxg440 maxmag -0.0    0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmxg441 maxmag -0.0    0.00    ->  0.00

+ddmxg442 maxmag -0.00   0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmxg443 maxmag -0.0    0       ->  0

+ddmxg444 maxmag -0      0       ->  0

+ddmxg445 maxmag -0     -0.0     -> -0.0

+ddmxg446 maxmag -0.100 -0       -> -0.100

+ddmxg447 maxmag -0.10  -0.100   -> -0.100

+ddmxg448 maxmag -0.1   -0.10    -> -0.10

+ddmxg449 maxmag -1.0   -0.1     -> -1.0

+ddmxg450 maxmag -1     -1.0     -> -1.0

+ddmxg451 maxmag -1.1   -1       -> -1.1

+ddmxg453 maxmag -Inf   -1.1     -> -Infinity

+-- largies

+ddmxg460 maxmag  1000   1E+3    ->  1E+3

+ddmxg461 maxmag  1E+3   1000    ->  1E+3

+ddmxg462 maxmag  1000  -1E+3    ->  1000

+ddmxg463 maxmag  1E+3  -1000    ->  1E+3

+ddmxg464 maxmag -1000   1E+3    ->  1E+3

+ddmxg465 maxmag -1E+3   1000    ->  1000

+ddmxg466 maxmag -1000  -1E+3    -> -1000

+ddmxg467 maxmag -1E+3  -1000    -> -1000

+

+-- subnormals

+ddmxg510 maxmag  1.00E-383       0  ->   1.00E-383

+ddmxg511 maxmag  0.1E-383        0  ->   1E-384    Subnormal

+ddmxg512 maxmag  0.10E-383       0  ->   1.0E-384  Subnormal

+ddmxg513 maxmag  0.100E-383      0  ->   1.00E-384 Subnormal

+ddmxg514 maxmag  0.01E-383       0  ->   1E-385    Subnormal

+ddmxg515 maxmag  0.999E-383      0  ->   9.99E-384 Subnormal

+ddmxg516 maxmag  0.099E-383      0  ->   9.9E-385  Subnormal

+ddmxg517 maxmag  0.009E-383      0  ->   9E-386    Subnormal

+ddmxg518 maxmag  0.001E-383      0  ->   1E-386    Subnormal

+ddmxg519 maxmag  0.0009E-383     0  ->   9E-387    Subnormal

+ddmxg520 maxmag  0.0001E-383     0  ->   1E-387    Subnormal

+

+ddmxg530 maxmag -1.00E-383       0  ->  -1.00E-383

+ddmxg531 maxmag -0.1E-383        0  ->  -1E-384    Subnormal

+ddmxg532 maxmag -0.10E-383       0  ->  -1.0E-384  Subnormal

+ddmxg533 maxmag -0.100E-383      0  ->  -1.00E-384 Subnormal

+ddmxg534 maxmag -0.01E-383       0  ->  -1E-385    Subnormal

+ddmxg535 maxmag -0.999E-383      0  ->  -9.99E-384 Subnormal

+ddmxg536 maxmag -0.099E-383      0  ->  -9.9E-385  Subnormal

+ddmxg537 maxmag -0.009E-383      0  ->  -9E-386    Subnormal

+ddmxg538 maxmag -0.001E-383      0  ->  -1E-386    Subnormal

+ddmxg539 maxmag -0.0009E-383     0  ->  -9E-387    Subnormal

+ddmxg540 maxmag -0.0001E-383     0  ->  -1E-387    Subnormal

+

+-- Null tests

+ddmxg900 maxmag 10  #  -> NaN Invalid_operation

+ddmxg901 maxmag  # 10  -> NaN Invalid_operation

+