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Re: rs6000 LDBL_MAX converts to infinity

On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 12:45:59AM -0800, Geoff Keating wrote:
> For instance, the type has
> a minimum of 107 bits of precision, not 106, because the sign bit of
> the low double gives you an extra bit.

That's true.  I corrected the comment below before committing.

> > +	 subtracted off the top 53 bits.  */

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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre
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