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Re: A linux/x86 patch for float.h
- To: hjl at lucon dot org (H.J. Lu)
- Subject: Re: A linux/x86 patch for float.h
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:35:08 -0600
- cc: aj at arthur dot rhein-neckar dot de, egcs-patches at cygnus dot com
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <m0ykvpU-00026AC@ocean.lucon.org>you write:
> I don't think all long doubles are the same. Even on x86, not all OSes
> support 80bit long double. This patch adds the 80bit long double for
> Linux/x86.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)
> ---
> Sat Jun 13 12:14:55 1998 H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)
>
> * config/float-i386.h: New.
>
> * configure.in (i[34567]86-*-linux-*): Set float_format to i386.
Thanks. I have installed this patch.
Though I do wonder if "float-i386" is a bad name. Is this format really
i386 specific, or is it just "80bit" specific?
jeff