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[Bug libfortran/68867] numeric formatting problem in the fortran library
- From: "jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu.org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:05:30 +0000
- Subject: [Bug libfortran/68867] numeric formatting problem in the fortran library
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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=68867
--- Comment #20 from Jerry DeLisle <jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Jerry DeLisle from comment #19)
> (In reply to Bill Seurer from comment #12)
>
> > I checked with the revision previous to this patch and the revision for this
> > patch and the only differences were fmt_g0_7 succeeding and
> > default_format_denormal_2 failing.
>
> Sorry about that Bill, I missed that in my testing, there are other tests
> already failing and I thought it was one of those. All the patch did was
> decrease the width of the default format, in other words, the width chosen
> when none is specified by the user. The patch changed nothing
> computationaly speaking.
>
> I will take a look at this default_format_denormal_2 and see. It should
> just be a minor adjustment of the test itself. Let me know if you see any
> thing else.
OK, the failing of default_format_denormal_2 has nothing to do with this PR or
formatting for printing of floating point numbers. It has to do with internal
representations. I believe that Steve is correct and the test should be
XFailed for all PowerPC. It is already { xfail powerpc*-apple-darwin* }