Re: [Openexr-devel] "Half" support in C?

[Derek Gerstmann]

Bob Friesenhahn wrote:

> Is an implementation (in plain old C) available for Half support to 
> support simple translation between float and Half?  Hopefully with a 
> simple MIT-style license?
>
> With some effort, the Half library from OpenEXR can be used, but this 
> limits portability, and requires a C++ compiler.  Even if OpenEXR 
> libraries are linked in, if the dependent application is primarily a C 
> application (as is mine) there is a penalty (non-inlined function call) 
> from calling into C++.

Currently, we've been using the Half class from OpenEXR and compiling
our C code as C++, which has limited the adoption of Half support
to simple standalone modules that are linked dynamically.

It would be *really* nice if a native C implementation were available,
with a similar license as OpenEXR.

-[dg]