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Date:      Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:59:26 +1000 (EST)
From:      Peter Grehan <grehan@freebsd.org>
To:        Andreas Tobler <andreast-list@fgznet.ch>, FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ppc float.h
Message-ID:  <20081113105926.ELO26264@dommail.onthenet.com.au>

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Hi Andreas,

>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

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

later,

Peter.



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