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{{Primary sources|date=January 2023}}

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{{Infobox software

| name = libfixmath

| developer = Ben Brewer (aka flatmush)

| latest_release_version = r64

| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2012|02|02}}

| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C99]]

| operating_system = [[Cross-platform software|Cross-platform]]

| genre = [[fixed-point arithmetic|fixed -point math library]]

| license = [[MIT License|MIT]]

| website = http://code.google.com/p/libfixmath

| status = active

}}

'''libfixmath''' is a [[cross-platform independentsoftware|platform-independent]] [[fixed-point arithmetic|fixed -point]] mathsmath library aimed at developers wanting to perform fast non-integer mathsmath on platforms lacking a (or with a low performance) [[Floating Point Unit|FPU]]. It offers developers a similar interface to the standard [[math.h]] functions for use on [[Q (number format)|Q16.16]] [[fixed-point arithmetic|fixed -point]] numbers. libfixmath has no external dependencies other than [[stdint.h]] and a compiler which supports [[64-bit]] integer arithmetic (such as [[GNU Compiler Collection|GCC]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/PetteriAimonen/libfixmath|title=libfixmath Project Page|website=[[GitHub]] }}</ref>

libfixmathConditional hascompilation nooptions externalexist dependenciesto otherremove thanthe [[stdint.h]]requirement andfor a compiler which supports [[64-bit]] integercapable arithmetic (such[[compiler]] as many compilers for [[GNUmicrocontroller]]s Compilerand Collection[[Digital signal processor|GCCDSPs]]) do not support [[64-bit]] arithmetic.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://code.google.com/p/libfixmath/issues/detail?id=4|title=libfixmath64-bit Compiler ProjectSupport PageIssues}}</ref>

Conditional compilation options exist to remove the requirement for a [[64-bit]] capable [[compiler]] as many compilers for [[microcontroller]]s and [[Digital signal processor|DSPs]] do not support [[64-bit]] arithmetic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://code.google.com/p/libfixmath/issues/detail?id=4|title=64-bit Compiler Support Issues}}</ref>

==History==

'''libfixmath''' was originally developed by Ben Brewer (aka flatmush) and first released publicly as part of the [[Dingoo SDK]].<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://code.google.com/p/dingoo-sdk|title=Dingoo SDK Project Page}}</ref> It has since been used to implement a software [[3D graphics]] library called FGL.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://code.google.com/p/fgl|title=FGL Flatmush/Fixed-Point Graphics Library Project Page}}</ref>

==Q16.16 Functionsfunctions==

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==Other Functionsfunctions==

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Note: These results were calculated using fixtest with caching optimizations turned off.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://code.google.com/p/libfixmath/downloads/detail?name=fixtest_r16.zip|title=fixtest Download Page}}</ref>

==Licensing==

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==See also==

{{Portal|Free Software}}

* [[Binary scaling]]

* [[Fixed-point arithmetic]]

* [[Floating-point arithmetic]]

* [[Q (number format)]]

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==External links==

* [httphttps://code.googlegithub.com/pPetteriAimonen/libfixmath Project Page]

{{Portal|Free Software}}

* [http://code.google.com/p/libfixmath Project Page]

* [http://groups.google.com/group/libfixmath Group Page/Mailing List]

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