--- a/liboctave/ChangeLog	Sat Aug 28 01:29:39 2004 +0000
+++ b/liboctave/ChangeLog	Tue Aug 31 00:51:31 2004 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
+2004-08-30  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* oct-inttypes.h (octave_int_fit_to_range): Use template
+	specializations to avoid warnings about signed/unsigned comparisons.
+
+2004-08-28  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* data-conv.cc (do_float_format_conversion (unsigned char *,
+	size_t, int, oct_mach_info::float_format)): New function.
+	(GET_SIZED_INT_TYPE): New macro.
+	(string_to_data_type): Use it to return sized types corresponding
+	to Octave array data types.
+	(strip_spaces): New function.
+	(do_double_format_conversion, do_float_format_conversion): Pass
+	from_fmt and to_fmt.  Don't always assume the to_fmt is the native
+	float format.
+	(do_double_format_conversion,
+	IEEE_big_double_to_IEEE_little_double,
+	VAX_D_double_to_IEEE_little_double,
+	VAX_G_double_to_IEEE_little_double, Cray_to_IEEE_little_double,
+	IEEE_little_double_to_IEEE_big_double,
+	VAX_D_double_to_IEEE_big_double, VAX_G_double_to_IEEE_big_double,
+	Cray_to_IEEE_big_double, IEEE_little_double_to_VAX_D_double,
+	IEEE_big_double_to_VAX_D_double, VAX_G_double_to_VAX_D_double,
+	Cray_to_VAX_D_double, IEEE_little_double_to_VAX_G_double,
+	IEEE_big_double_to_VAX_G_double, VAX_D_double_to_VAX_G_double,
+	Cray_to_VAX_G_double):
+	Pass data as void*, not double*.
+	(do_float_format_conversion, IEEE_big_float_to_IEEE_little_float,
+	VAX_D_float_to_IEEE_little_float,
+	VAX_G_float_to_IEEE_little_float, Cray_to_IEEE_little_float,
+	IEEE_little_float_to_IEEE_big_float,
+	VAX_D_float_to_IEEE_big_float, VAX_G_float_to_IEEE_big_float,
+	Cray_to_IEEE_big_float, IEEE_little_float_to_VAX_D_float,
+	IEEE_big_float_to_VAX_D_float, VAX_G_float_to_VAX_D_float,
+	Cray_to_VAX_D_float, IEEE_little_float_to_VAX_G_float,
+	IEEE_big_float_to_VAX_G_float, VAX_D_float_to_VAX_G_float,
+	Cray_to_VAX_G_float):
+	Pass data as void*, not float*.
+
+2004-08-27  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* byte-swap.h (swap_bytes): New template versions, with
+	specializations.
+	(swap_2_bytes, swap_4_bytes, swap_8_bytes): Delete.
+	Change all uses.
+
 2004-08-24  David Bateman  <dbateman@free.fr>
 
 	* chNDArray.cc (concat): Check whether matrix to be inserted is

--- a/liboctave/oct-inttypes.h	Sat Aug 28 01:29:39 2004 +0000
+++ b/liboctave/oct-inttypes.h	Tue Aug 31 00:51:31 2004 +0000
@@ -135,8 +135,65 @@
   return (x > mx ? mx : (x < mn ? mn : static_cast<T2> (x)));
 }
 
+// If X is unsigned and the new type is signed, then we only have to
+// check the upper limit, but we should cast the maximum value of the
+// new type to an unsigned type before performing the comparison.
+// This should always be OK because the maximum value should always be
+// positive.
+
+#define US_S_FTR(T1, T2, TC) \
+  template <> \
+  inline T2 \
+  octave_int_fit_to_range<T1, T2> (const T1& x, const T2&, const T2& mx) \
+  { \
+    return x > static_cast<TC> (mx) ? mx : x; \
+  }
+
+#define US_S_FTR_FCNS(T) \
+  US_S_FTR(T, char, unsigned char) \
+  US_S_FTR(T, signed char, unsigned char) \
+  US_S_FTR(T, short, unsigned short) \
+  US_S_FTR(T, int, unsigned int) \
+  US_S_FTR(T, long, unsigned long) \
+  US_S_FTR(T, long long, unsigned long long)
+
+US_S_FTR_FCNS (unsigned char)
+US_S_FTR_FCNS (unsigned short)
+US_S_FTR_FCNS (unsigned int)
+US_S_FTR_FCNS (unsigned long)
+US_S_FTR_FCNS (unsigned long long)
+
+// If X is signed and the new type is unsigned, then we only have to
+// check the lower limit (which will always be 0 for an unsigned
+// type).  The upper limit will be enforced correctly by converting to
+// the new type, even if the type of X is wider than the new type.
+
+#define S_US_FTR(T1, T2) \
+  template <> \
+  inline T2 \
+  octave_int_fit_to_range<T1, T2> (const T1& x, const T2&, const T2&) \
+  { \
+    return x < 0 ? 0 : x; \
+  }
+
+#define S_US_FTR_FCNS(T) \
+  S_US_FTR(T, unsigned char) \
+  S_US_FTR(T, unsigned short) \
+  S_US_FTR(T, unsigned int) \
+  S_US_FTR(T, unsigned long) \
+  S_US_FTR(T, unsigned long long)
+
+S_US_FTR_FCNS (char)
+S_US_FTR_FCNS (signed char)
+S_US_FTR_FCNS (short)
+S_US_FTR_FCNS (int)
+S_US_FTR_FCNS (long)
+S_US_FTR_FCNS (long long)
+
 #define OCTAVE_INT_FIT_TO_RANGE(r, T) \
-  octave_int_fit_to_range (r, std::numeric_limits<T>::min (), std::numeric_limits<T>::max ())
+  octave_int_fit_to_range (r, \
+                           std::numeric_limits<T>::min (), \
+                           std::numeric_limits<T>::max ())
 
 #define OCTAVE_INT_MIN_VAL2(T1, T2) \
   std::numeric_limits<typename octave_int_binop_traits<T1, T2>::TR>::min ()
@@ -155,6 +212,8 @@
 {
 public:
 
+  typedef T val_type;
+
   octave_int (void) : ival () { }
 
   template <class U>