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Re: Patch: Fortran test patch for large_real_kind_form_io_2.f90
- From: Steve Ellcey <sje at cup dot hp dot com>
- To: ebotcazou at libertysurf dot fr
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, fortran at gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:38:49 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: Patch: Fortran test patch for large_real_kind_form_io_2.f90
> Hi Steve,
>
> > The gfortran.dg/large_real_kind_form_io_2.f90 is failing on IA64 HP-UX
> > because tiny(), LDBL_MIN, cannot be written out and then read back in to
> > get the original value. The problem is with rounding of the LDBL_MIN
> > value. If we increase the value at all then the test will work. I
> > would like to use the nearest function to increase the value before
> > writing/reading it to avoid the rounding problem with LDBL_MIN.
>
> Thanks for looking into this, the test now passes on SPARC/Solaris too.
>
> Any chance for a backport to the 4.1 branch?
>
> --
> Eric Botcazou
Not for 4.1.1, but after that is released we might be able to get it on
to the branch.
Steve Ellcey
sje@cup.hp.com