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Re: optimization/10772: Result differences between debug and optmizelibs on linux; and with sol/nt on optimize mode


The following reply was made to PR optimization/10772; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@ices.utexas.edu>
To: omar beo <omarbeo@hotmail.com>
Cc: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, <gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: optimization/10772: Result differences between debug and optmize
 libs on linux; and with sol/nt on optimize mode
Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 15:52:52 -0500 (CDT)

 > But this did not answer the original question, why I?m not getting the same 
 > results in the other platforms?
 
 Because x86 has a fundamentally broken floating point model with different 
 accuracy of floats in registers and in memory. x86 FP computations are 
 fundamentally unreliable if you're used to thinking in what "decent" 
 processors do.
 
 W.
 
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