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Re: A linux/x86 patch for float.h
- To: egcs-patches at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: A linux/x86 patch for float.h
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 19 Jun 1998 07:47:35 -0700
- Newsgroups: cygnus.egcs.patches
- Organization: Cygnus Solutions
- References: <m0ykvpU-00026AC@ocean.lucon.org>, <10088.898238108.cygnus.egcs.patches@hurl.cygnus.com>
- Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
law@cygnus.com (Jeffrey A Law) writes:
> Though I do wonder if "float-i386" is a bad name. Is this format really
> i386 specific, or is it just "80bit" specific?
It's Intel specific. The other platform with 80bit floats (m68k) has
a slightly different format with different limits.
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