From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Oct 10 12:08:30 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA01394 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 10 Oct 1997 12:08:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from millenia.srrc.usda.gov ([199.78.118.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA01385 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 1997 12:08:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glenn@millenia.srrc.usda.gov) Received: from millenia (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by millenia.srrc.usda.gov (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA09470 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:07:34 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199710101907.OAA09470@millenia.srrc.usda.gov> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 From: Glenn Johnson To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Floating point exceptions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:07:33 -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I hope this is the appropriate list. I've got a calculation intensive (simulation) application that I run that aborts with a Floating Point Exception error under FreeBSD -current. I can run this application just fine under Linux, but of course I want to run it under FreeBSD (so I can replace Linux). My understanding is that FreeBSD traps FPE's. Is there a way for me to change the FreeBSD source code to mask FPE's rather than trap them? Better yet, can I do that for a specific application at compile time? Your assistance is greatly appreciated. -- Glenn Johnson USDA-ARS-SRRC Phone: (504) 286-4252 1100 Robert E. Lee Boulevard FAX: (504) 286-4217 New Orleans, LA 70124 e-mail: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov