Re: [PATCH, RFC] Enable IBM long double for PPC32 Linux

[Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>]

On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 07:41:16PM +0100, Ulrich Weigand wrote:
> Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com> wrote on 30.01.2006 18:03:17:
> 
> > I was testing redhat/gcc-4_1-branch with the patch Andreas posted:
> > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-01/msg01953.html
> > and the attached glibc patch (slightly modified from the one he sent me)
> > on top of CVS glibc.
> > On s390 -m31 it builds but test-{,i}ldoubl{,e} tests segfault (will look
> > into it soon) and keep you informed.
> 
> I'd appreciate that, thanks!

That was a glibc bug.  See
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-hacker/2006-01/msg00100.html
for an updated patch.

> It looks like we'll have to allow TFmode in integer registers after all.
> Andreas is currently testing a fix, and will post an updated patch as
> soon as possible.

Great, thanks.

	Jakub