[Bug ada/51483] [4.7/4.8/4.9 regression] cstand.adb:Register_Float_Type makes invalid assumptions about FP representation

[ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51483

--- Comment #18 from Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
> Eric, there's an updated patch in c#8 which reportedly fixes the problem by
> passing both the precision and storage size of Register_Float_Type.

Right, this is the way to go.

> I'm nowhere near versed enough in Ada to know if Mikael's on the right track
> with that patch. It's been sitting there for ~2 years now ;(
> 
> The SPARK issues in c#14 is separate and we should probably create a
> distinct BZ for that since I believe it completely stands in the way
> bootstrapping Ada on platforms without a functional Ada compiler.
> 
> If you could help move along these issues, it'd be appreciated.

Geert, could you have a look at the patch?