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Re: TFmode support.

From: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
To: Toon Moene <toon at moene dot indiv dot nluug dot nl>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, lindahl at pbm dot com
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:36:59 +0200
Subject: Re: TFmode support.
References: <3D7B6ADE.3050504@moene.indiv.nluug.nl> <20020908181717.GD17805@redhat.com> <3D7B96DC.4000509@moene.indiv.nluug.nl>
Reply-to: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>

On Sun, Sep 08, 2002 at 08:28:44PM +0200, Toon Moene wrote:
> Richard Henderson wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Sep 08, 2002 at 05:21:02PM +0200, Toon Moene wrote:
> 
> >>I have been asked to find out whether (and under which circumstances) 
> >>GCC supports TFmode computations.
> 
> > Right now, the answer is
> > 
> >   LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE == 128 && !INTEL_EXTENDED_IEEE_FORMAT
> > 
> > This includes sparc64, pa64, ia64-hpux (only), alpha-osf5.
> 
> Ah, you mean that it's not used on alpha-*linux* yet, because the 
> supporting routines aren't there ?

Well, they could be added to glibc very easily (glibc already has Richard's
soft-fp and uses it for sparc64 and in the near future for sparc32 too).

	Jakub

References:
- TFmode support.
  - From: Toon Moene
- Re: TFmode support.
  - From: Richard Henderson
- Re: TFmode support.
  - From: Toon Moene

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