Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:02:10 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> Cc: numerics@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LDBL_MAX broken on i386 Message-ID: <20120924200210.GA22228@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20120924195121.GA22138@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20120925035402.C1433@besplex.bde.org> <20120924195121.GA22138@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:51:21PM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 05:05:42AM +1000, Bruce Evans wrote: > > > > I just noticed that LDBL_MAX is completely broken on i386. > > > > It seems history is repeating itself. > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2005-August/013007.html > > I can't find the other email exchange I had with at > leaset Warner about LDBL_MAX. I distinctly remember > asking why LDBL_MAX on i386 was 2^64 instead of 2^53. > The other thread (well at least part of it) is at http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2005-August/053852.html -- Steve
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