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diff --git a/boost/math/special_functions/powm1.hpp b/boost/math/special_functions/powm1.hpp
index f3af3d6e59..fe2fce35d8 100644
--- a/boost/math/special_functions/powm1.hpp
+++ b/boost/math/special_functions/powm1.hpp
@@ -13,23 +13,40 @@
#include <boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp>
#include <boost/math/special_functions/log1p.hpp>
#include <boost/math/special_functions/expm1.hpp>
+#include <boost/math/special_functions/trunc.hpp>
#include <boost/assert.hpp>
namespace boost{ namespace math{ namespace detail{
template <class T, class Policy>
-inline T powm1_imp(const T a, const T z, const Policy& pol)
+inline T powm1_imp(const T x, const T y, const Policy& pol)
{
BOOST_MATH_STD_USING
+ static const char* function = "boost::math::powm1<%1%>(%1%, %1%)";
- if((fabs(a) < 1) || (fabs(z) < 1))
+ if (x > 0)
{
- T p = log(a) * z;
- if(fabs(p) < 2)
- return boost::math::expm1(p, pol);
- // otherwise fall though:
+ if ((fabs(y * (x - 1)) < 0.5) || (fabs(y) < 0.2))
+ {
+ // We don't have any good/quick approximation for log(x) * y
+ // so just try it and see:
+ T l = y * log(x);
+ if (l < 0.5)
+ return boost::math::expm1(l);
+ if (l > boost::math::tools::log_max_value<T>())
+ return boost::math::policies::raise_overflow_error<T>(function, 0, pol);
+ // fall through....
+ }
}
- return pow(a, z) - 1;
+ else
+ {
+ // y had better be an integer:
+ if (boost::math::trunc(y) != y)
+ return boost::math::policies::raise_domain_error<T>(function, "For non-integral exponent, expected base > 0 but got %1%", x, pol);
+ if (boost::math::trunc(y / 2) == y / 2)
+ return powm1_imp(T(-x), y, pol);
+ }
+ return pow(x, y) - 1;
}
} // detail