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Date:      Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:13:11 +0100
From:      Andreas Tobler <andreast-list@fgznet.ch>
To:        Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ppc float.h
Message-ID:  <491C7C47.8080803@fgznet.ch>
In-Reply-To: <20081113105926.ELO26264@dommail.onthenet.com.au>

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Hi Peter,

Peter Grehan wrote:

>> can somebody explain why we have these defines in 
>> sys/powerpc/include/float.h ?
> 
>  Have a look at
> 
> http://svn.freebsd.org/viewvc/base?view=revision&revision=132421

Hm, meanwhile OS-X has 128-bit long double...

>  Basically, the ABI was switched from 128 bit long doubles to
> 64. Not exactly SVR4 compliant but then no-one else is.

And there is no need to go back to 128-bit? No benefit?
What would have to be done? Libc? I know the compiler issue.
Would this break too much?

Thanks,
Andreas




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