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Date:      Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:06:24 -0800
From:      Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        Raymond Wiker <Raymond.Wiker@fast.no>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: gcc -O broken in CURRENT
Message-ID:  <20020314110624.A15617@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <15504.61694.930172.982141@raw.grenland.fast.no>; from Raymond.Wiker@fast.no on Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 07:50:38PM %2B0100
References:  <200203141846.g2EIkbI08862@zonzorp.canada.sun.com> <15504.61694.930172.982141@raw.grenland.fast.no>

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On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 07:50:38PM +0100, Raymond Wiker wrote:
> ozan s. yigit writes:
>  > > Add the -ffloat-store flag to your compilation flags (or
>  > > add -msoft-float).
>  > 
>  > that really means for this compiler on certain platforms, you
>  > can have slow and correct or fast and incorrect, but NOT fast
>  > and correct.
> 
>         Actually, if -ffloat-store is the solution, the problem arises
> because you have fast and *too* correct.
> 

If the gcc manual is to be believed, then yes you are correct.
If you really want to investigate FreeBSD FP/math capabilities
search for UCBTEST or visit
www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jhauser/arithmetic/TestFloat.html 

-- 
Steve

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