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Re: ieee.exp tests containing generic FP tests
- From: Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at redhat dot com>
- To: Geoffrey Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:57:45 -0400
- Subject: Re: ieee.exp tests containing generic FP tests
- References: <20041015191645.GA11010@redhat.com> <m2pt3j7hgv.fsf@greed.local>
> Some non-IEEE machines don't just not have NaNs, they also have
> arithmetic that differs in some important way from what the IEEE
> standard specifies. Tests outside the IEEE directory can't really
> rely on any particular floating-point implementation.
>
> As far as I can tell, all these tests really won't work on some
> non-IEEE machine.
Bummer. I guess, it's between XFAILing 90% of the tests on ieee/,
or disabling them entirely (for e500).
'Suppose it won't hurt to disable them.
Thanks Geoff.
Aldy