------- Comment #11 from jakub at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-07-24 19:59 ------- In gcc, soft-fp is used e.g. for x86_64 __float128 support. In glibc, soft-fp is used on several architectures for long double support, e.g. sparc* or alpha. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44631