[skip ci] Make comment describing add22condh meaningful

JuliaLang · May 20, 2017 · 0b146f6 · 0b146f6
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@@ -716,7 +716,10 @@ end
 ## rem2pi-related calculations ##
 
 function add22condh(xh::Float64, xl::Float64, yh::Float64, yl::Float64)
-    # as above, but only compute and return high double
+    # This algorithm, due to Dekker, computes the sum of
+    # two double-double numbers and return high double.  References:
+    # [1] http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN362160546_0018&DMDID=DMDLOG_0023&LOGID=LOG_0023&PHYSID=PHYS_0232
+    # [2] https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01397083
     r = xh+yh
     s = (abs(xh) > abs(yh)) ? (xh-r+yh+yl+xl) : (yh-r+xh+xl+yl)
     zh = r+s