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From: David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: Boost.Math svn/branches/release regressions flagged
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What architecture is this, and how new is the regression?

On Mon, Jul 06, 2009, Bruce Simpson wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> Just doing a Boost regression run... Any ideas? 4 fails, in computing 
> float distance, over type double, with a large exponent.
> 
> Details here:
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/release/developer/output/bms-freebsd-gcc-boost-bin-v2-libs-math-test-test_next-test-gcc-4-2-1-debug.html
> 
> is linked off: 
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/release/developer/math.html
> See test_next link in left column of math.html, for affected code.
> 
> All other failures in Boost.Math, including this one, are down to 
> lacking gmpfrxx, or lacking long double support in FreeBSD:
> http://www.boost.org/development/tests/release/developer/output/bms-freebsd-gcc-boost-bin-v2-libs-math-test-test_tr1_long_double-test-gcc-4-2-1-debug-build-no.html
> 
> This is not a prerequisite in the Boost port, and we don't package 
> gmpfrxx anywhere, so the concept checks fail.
> 
> cheers,
> BMS
> 
> P.S. Boost has a fairly rich exposure to the platform, perhaps we can 
> get FreeBSD project resources for some occasional test coverage?
> 
> P.P.S The IPv6 multicast failures in Boost.ASIO are due to the test 
> machine having no v6 addresses other than ::1 (and no candidate default 
> route). That's the module I'm most concerned with right at this moment.