/* sub.c: bcmath library file. */
/*
    Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Copyright (C) 2000 Philip A. Nelson

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
    version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
    Lesser General Public License for more details.  (LICENSE)

    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License along with this library; if not, write to:

      The Free Software Foundation, Inc.
      59 Temple Place, Suite 330
      Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.

    You may contact the author by:
       e-mail:  [email protected]
      us-mail:  Philip A. Nelson
                Computer Science Department, 9062
                Western Washington University
                Bellingham, WA 98226-9062

*************************************************************************/

#include <config.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include "bcmath.h"
#include "private.h"


/* Here is the full subtract routine that takes care of negative numbers.
   N2 is subtracted from N1 and the result placed in RESULT.  SCALE_MIN
   is the minimum scale for the result. */

void
bc_sub (n1, n2, result, scale_min)
     bc_num n1, n2, *result;
     int scale_min;
{
  bc_num diff = NULL;
  int cmp_res;
  int res_scale;

  if (n1->n_sign != n2->n_sign)
    {
      diff = _bc_do_add (n1, n2, scale_min);
      diff->n_sign = n1->n_sign;
    }
  else
    {
      /* subtraction must be done. */
      /* Compare magnitudes. */
      cmp_res = _bc_do_compare (n1, n2, FALSE, FALSE);
      switch (cmp_res)
	{
	case -1:
	  /* n1 is less than n2, subtract n1 from n2. */
	  diff = _bc_do_sub (n2, n1, scale_min);
	  diff->n_sign = (n2->n_sign == PLUS ? MINUS : PLUS);
	  break;
	case  0:
	  /* They are equal! return zero! */
	  res_scale = MAX (scale_min, MAX(n1->n_scale, n2->n_scale));
	  diff = bc_new_num (1, res_scale);
	  memset (diff->n_value, 0, res_scale+1);
	  break;
	case  1:
	  /* n2 is less than n1, subtract n2 from n1. */
	  diff = _bc_do_sub (n1, n2, scale_min);
	  diff->n_sign = n1->n_sign;
	  break;
	}
    }

  /* Clean up and return. */
  bc_free_num (result);
  *result = diff;
}