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VAX math problems (was Re: 5.8.0 release candidate status)

From:
Craig A. Berry
Date:
June 12, 2002 11:56
Subject:
VAX math problems (was Re: 5.8.0 release candidate status)
Message ID:
5.1.1.5.0.20020612135136.019ff368@mail.mac.com
At 11:38 AM 6/12/2002 -0400, Brian Tillman wrote:
>Here are the results of the individual tests:
>
>$ @[.vms]test .exe "" "-v" [.op]pack.t
>...
>ok 189
>  Improperly handled condition, image exit forced.


Life is not good in D_FLOAT land.  Even if the tests make unreasonable 
assumptions about exponent range, silent underflow and overflow, etc., they 
shouldn't register dump on you.  I may be able to reproduce some of these 
with a D_FLOAT build on Alpha, but in the meantime, how do people with VAXen 
feel about making G_FLOAT the default?  Is there anyone out there with a VAX 
11/750 that doesn't have the G_FLOAT add-on board? ;-)




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