Decimal module and test cases were updated to their state of
the art.  It now complies latest specification and tests.

The only difference of this version with the one in the trunk
is that a small subset that hash tests were removed, because
they rely on modifications to core hash() function (see
issue 1182 for further details).
diff --git a/Lib/test/decimaltestdata/ddMax.decTest b/Lib/test/decimaltestdata/ddMax.decTest
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------

+-- ddMax.decTest -- decDouble maxnum                                  --

+-- 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: 2.57

+

+-- 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

+ddmax001 max  -2  -2  -> -2

+ddmax002 max  -2  -1  -> -1

+ddmax003 max  -2   0  ->  0

+ddmax004 max  -2   1  ->  1

+ddmax005 max  -2   2  ->  2

+ddmax006 max  -1  -2  -> -1

+ddmax007 max  -1  -1  -> -1

+ddmax008 max  -1   0  ->  0

+ddmax009 max  -1   1  ->  1

+ddmax010 max  -1   2  ->  2

+ddmax011 max   0  -2  ->  0

+ddmax012 max   0  -1  ->  0

+ddmax013 max   0   0  ->  0

+ddmax014 max   0   1  ->  1

+ddmax015 max   0   2  ->  2

+ddmax016 max   1  -2  ->  1

+ddmax017 max   1  -1  ->  1

+ddmax018 max   1   0  ->  1

+ddmax019 max   1   1  ->  1

+ddmax020 max   1   2  ->  2

+ddmax021 max   2  -2  ->  2

+ddmax022 max   2  -1  ->  2

+ddmax023 max   2   0  ->  2

+ddmax025 max   2   1  ->  2

+ddmax026 max   2   2  ->  2

+

+-- extended zeros

+ddmax030 max   0     0   ->  0

+ddmax031 max   0    -0   ->  0

+ddmax032 max   0    -0.0 ->  0

+ddmax033 max   0     0.0 ->  0

+ddmax034 max  -0     0   ->  0    -- note: -0 = 0, but 0 chosen

+ddmax035 max  -0    -0   -> -0

+ddmax036 max  -0    -0.0 -> -0.0

+ddmax037 max  -0     0.0 ->  0.0

+ddmax038 max   0.0   0   ->  0

+ddmax039 max   0.0  -0   ->  0.0

+ddmax040 max   0.0  -0.0 ->  0.0

+ddmax041 max   0.0   0.0 ->  0.0

+ddmax042 max  -0.0   0   ->  0

+ddmax043 max  -0.0  -0   -> -0.0

+ddmax044 max  -0.0  -0.0 -> -0.0

+ddmax045 max  -0.0   0.0 ->  0.0

+

+ddmax050 max  -0E1   0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmax051 max  -0E2   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmax052 max  -0E2   0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmax053 max  -0E1   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmax054 max   0E1  -0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmax055 max   0E2  -0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmax056 max   0E2  -0E1 ->  0E+2

+ddmax057 max   0E1  -0E2 ->  0E+1

+

+ddmax058 max   0E1   0E1 ->  0E+1

+ddmax059 max   0E2   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmax060 max   0E2   0E1 ->  0E+2

+ddmax061 max   0E1   0E2 ->  0E+2

+ddmax062 max  -0E1  -0E1 -> -0E+1

+ddmax063 max  -0E2  -0E2 -> -0E+2

+ddmax064 max  -0E2  -0E1 -> -0E+1

+ddmax065 max  -0E1  -0E2 -> -0E+1

+

+-- Specials

+ddmax090 max  Inf  -Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax091 max  Inf  -1000  ->  Infinity

+ddmax092 max  Inf  -1     ->  Infinity

+ddmax093 max  Inf  -0     ->  Infinity

+ddmax094 max  Inf   0     ->  Infinity

+ddmax095 max  Inf   1     ->  Infinity

+ddmax096 max  Inf   1000  ->  Infinity

+ddmax097 max  Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax098 max -1000  Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax099 max -Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax100 max -1     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax101 max -0     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax102 max  0     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax103 max  1     Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax104 max  1000  Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax105 max  Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+

+ddmax120 max -Inf  -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmax121 max -Inf  -1000  -> -1000

+ddmax122 max -Inf  -1     -> -1

+ddmax123 max -Inf  -0     -> -0

+ddmax124 max -Inf   0     ->  0

+ddmax125 max -Inf   1     ->  1

+ddmax126 max -Inf   1000  ->  1000

+ddmax127 max -Inf   Inf   ->  Infinity

+ddmax128 max -Inf  -Inf   ->  -Infinity

+ddmax129 max -1000 -Inf   ->  -1000

+ddmax130 max -1    -Inf   ->  -1

+ddmax131 max -0    -Inf   ->  -0

+ddmax132 max  0    -Inf   ->  0

+ddmax133 max  1    -Inf   ->  1

+ddmax134 max  1000 -Inf   ->  1000

+ddmax135 max  Inf  -Inf   ->  Infinity

+

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

+ddmax141 max  NaN -Inf    -> -Infinity

+ddmax142 max  NaN -1000   -> -1000

+ddmax143 max  NaN -1      -> -1

+ddmax144 max  NaN -0      -> -0

+ddmax145 max  NaN  0      ->  0

+ddmax146 max  NaN  1      ->  1

+ddmax147 max  NaN  1000   ->  1000

+ddmax148 max  NaN  Inf    ->  Infinity

+ddmax149 max  NaN  NaN    ->  NaN

+ddmax150 max -Inf  NaN    -> -Infinity

+ddmax151 max -1000 NaN    -> -1000

+ddmax152 max -1    NaN    -> -1

+ddmax153 max -0    NaN    -> -0

+ddmax154 max  0    NaN    ->  0

+ddmax155 max  1    NaN    ->  1

+ddmax156 max  1000 NaN    ->  1000

+ddmax157 max  Inf  NaN    ->  Infinity

+

+ddmax161 max  sNaN -Inf   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax162 max  sNaN -1000  ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax163 max  sNaN -1     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax164 max  sNaN -0     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax165 max  sNaN  0     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax166 max  sNaN  1     ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax167 max  sNaN  1000  ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax168 max  sNaN  NaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax169 max  sNaN sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax170 max  NaN  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax171 max -Inf  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax172 max -1000 sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax173 max -1    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax174 max -0    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax175 max  0    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax176 max  1    sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax177 max  1000 sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax178 max  Inf  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+ddmax179 max  NaN  sNaN   ->  NaN  Invalid_operation

+

+-- propagating NaNs

+ddmax181 max  NaN9  -Inf   -> -Infinity

+ddmax182 max  NaN8     9   ->  9

+ddmax183 max -NaN7   Inf   ->  Infinity

+

+ddmax184 max -NaN1   NaN11 -> -NaN1

+ddmax185 max  NaN2   NaN12 ->  NaN2

+ddmax186 max -NaN13 -NaN7  -> -NaN13

+ddmax187 max  NaN14 -NaN5  ->  NaN14

+

+ddmax188 max -Inf    NaN4  -> -Infinity

+ddmax189 max -9     -NaN3  -> -9

+ddmax190 max  Inf    NaN2  ->  Infinity

+

+ddmax191 max  sNaN99 -Inf    ->  NaN99 Invalid_operation

+ddmax192 max  sNaN98 -1      ->  NaN98 Invalid_operation

+ddmax193 max -sNaN97  NaN    -> -NaN97 Invalid_operation

+ddmax194 max  sNaN96 sNaN94  ->  NaN96 Invalid_operation

+ddmax195 max  NaN95  sNaN93  ->  NaN93 Invalid_operation

+ddmax196 max -Inf    sNaN92  ->  NaN92 Invalid_operation

+ddmax197 max  0      sNaN91  ->  NaN91 Invalid_operation

+ddmax198 max  Inf   -sNaN90  -> -NaN90 Invalid_operation

+ddmax199 max  NaN    sNaN89  ->  NaN89 Invalid_operation

+

+-- old rounding checks

+ddmax221 max 12345678000 1  -> 12345678000

+ddmax222 max 1 12345678000  -> 12345678000

+ddmax223 max 1234567800  1  -> 1234567800

+ddmax224 max 1 1234567800   -> 1234567800

+ddmax225 max 1234567890  1  -> 1234567890

+ddmax226 max 1 1234567890   -> 1234567890

+ddmax227 max 1234567891  1  -> 1234567891

+ddmax228 max 1 1234567891   -> 1234567891

+ddmax229 max 12345678901 1  -> 12345678901

+ddmax230 max 1 12345678901  -> 12345678901

+ddmax231 max 1234567896  1  -> 1234567896

+ddmax232 max 1 1234567896   -> 1234567896

+ddmax233 max -1234567891  1 -> 1

+ddmax234 max 1 -1234567891  -> 1

+ddmax235 max -12345678901 1 -> 1

+ddmax236 max 1 -12345678901 -> 1

+ddmax237 max -1234567896  1 -> 1

+ddmax238 max 1 -1234567896  -> 1

+

+-- from examples

+ddmax280 max '3'   '2'  ->  '3'

+ddmax281 max '-10' '3'  ->  '3'

+ddmax282 max '1.0' '1'  ->  '1'

+ddmax283 max '1' '1.0'  ->  '1'

+ddmax284 max '7' 'NaN'  ->  '7'

+

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

+-- [explicit tests for exponent ordering]

+ddmax401 max  Inf    1.1     ->  Infinity

+ddmax402 max  1.1    1       ->  1.1

+ddmax403 max  1      1.0     ->  1

+ddmax404 max  1.0    0.1     ->  1.0

+ddmax405 max  0.1    0.10    ->  0.1

+ddmax406 max  0.10   0.100   ->  0.10

+ddmax407 max  0.10   0       ->  0.10

+ddmax408 max  0      0.0     ->  0

+ddmax409 max  0.0   -0       ->  0.0

+ddmax410 max  0.0   -0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmax411 max  0.00  -0.0     ->  0.00

+ddmax412 max  0.0   -0.00    ->  0.0

+ddmax413 max  0     -0.0     ->  0

+ddmax414 max  0     -0       ->  0

+ddmax415 max -0.0   -0       -> -0.0

+ddmax416 max -0     -0.100   -> -0

+ddmax417 max -0.100 -0.10    -> -0.100

+ddmax418 max -0.10  -0.1     -> -0.10

+ddmax419 max -0.1   -1.0     -> -0.1

+ddmax420 max -1.0   -1       -> -1.0

+ddmax421 max -1     -1.1     -> -1

+ddmax423 max -1.1   -Inf     -> -1.1

+-- same with operands reversed

+ddmax431 max  1.1    Inf     ->  Infinity

+ddmax432 max  1      1.1     ->  1.1

+ddmax433 max  1.0    1       ->  1

+ddmax434 max  0.1    1.0     ->  1.0

+ddmax435 max  0.10   0.1     ->  0.1

+ddmax436 max  0.100  0.10    ->  0.10

+ddmax437 max  0      0.10    ->  0.10

+ddmax438 max  0.0    0       ->  0

+ddmax439 max -0      0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmax440 max -0.0    0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmax441 max -0.0    0.00    ->  0.00

+ddmax442 max -0.00   0.0     ->  0.0

+ddmax443 max -0.0    0       ->  0

+ddmax444 max -0      0       ->  0

+ddmax445 max -0     -0.0     -> -0.0

+ddmax446 max -0.100 -0       -> -0

+ddmax447 max -0.10  -0.100   -> -0.100

+ddmax448 max -0.1   -0.10    -> -0.10

+ddmax449 max -1.0   -0.1     -> -0.1

+ddmax450 max -1     -1.0     -> -1.0

+ddmax451 max -1.1   -1       -> -1

+ddmax453 max -Inf   -1.1     -> -1.1

+-- largies

+ddmax460 max  1000   1E+3    ->  1E+3

+ddmax461 max  1E+3   1000    ->  1E+3

+ddmax462 max  1000  -1E+3    ->  1000

+ddmax463 max  1E+3  -1000    ->  1E+3

+ddmax464 max -1000   1E+3    ->  1E+3

+ddmax465 max -1E+3   1000    ->  1000

+ddmax466 max -1000  -1E+3    -> -1000

+ddmax467 max -1E+3  -1000    -> -1000

+

+-- misalignment traps for little-endian

+ddmax471 max      1.0       0.1  -> 1.0

+ddmax472 max      0.1       1.0  -> 1.0

+ddmax473 max     10.0       0.1  -> 10.0

+ddmax474 max      0.1      10.0  -> 10.0

+ddmax475 max      100       1.0  -> 100

+ddmax476 max      1.0       100  -> 100

+ddmax477 max     1000      10.0  -> 1000

+ddmax478 max     10.0      1000  -> 1000

+ddmax479 max    10000     100.0  -> 10000

+ddmax480 max    100.0     10000  -> 10000

+ddmax481 max   100000    1000.0  -> 100000

+ddmax482 max   1000.0    100000  -> 100000

+ddmax483 max  1000000   10000.0  -> 1000000

+ddmax484 max  10000.0   1000000  -> 1000000

+

+-- subnormals

+ddmax510 max  1.00E-383       0  ->   1.00E-383

+ddmax511 max  0.1E-383        0  ->   1E-384    Subnormal

+ddmax512 max  0.10E-383       0  ->   1.0E-384  Subnormal

+ddmax513 max  0.100E-383      0  ->   1.00E-384 Subnormal

+ddmax514 max  0.01E-383       0  ->   1E-385    Subnormal

+ddmax515 max  0.999E-383      0  ->   9.99E-384 Subnormal

+ddmax516 max  0.099E-383      0  ->   9.9E-385  Subnormal

+ddmax517 max  0.009E-383      0  ->   9E-386    Subnormal

+ddmax518 max  0.001E-383      0  ->   1E-386    Subnormal

+ddmax519 max  0.0009E-383     0  ->   9E-387    Subnormal

+ddmax520 max  0.0001E-383     0  ->   1E-387    Subnormal

+

+ddmax530 max -1.00E-383       0  ->   0

+ddmax531 max -0.1E-383        0  ->   0

+ddmax532 max -0.10E-383       0  ->   0

+ddmax533 max -0.100E-383      0  ->   0

+ddmax534 max -0.01E-383       0  ->   0

+ddmax535 max -0.999E-383      0  ->   0

+ddmax536 max -0.099E-383      0  ->   0

+ddmax537 max -0.009E-383      0  ->   0

+ddmax538 max -0.001E-383      0  ->   0

+ddmax539 max -0.0009E-383     0  ->   0

+ddmax540 max -0.0001E-383     0  ->   0

+

+-- Null tests

+ddmax900 max 10  #  -> NaN Invalid_operation

+ddmax901 max  # 10  -> NaN Invalid_operation

+

+

+