From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Grant Grundler Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] long double on hppa64-*-linux* Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:45:07 -0700 Message-ID: <20060205004507.GB2225@colo.lackof.org> References: <200602042341.k14Nf0P9005946@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: carlos@systemhalted.org, tausq@debian.org, parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org To: John David Anglin Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <200602042341.k14Nf0P9005946@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca> List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: parisc-linux-bounces@lists.parisc-linux.org On Sat, Feb 04, 2006 at 06:41:00PM -0500, John David Anglin wrote: > I noticed another long double issue. Long double is defined to be 128 > bits on all 64-bit targets on the PA. I believe that it should be 128 bits > only on hpux. > > I would like to change the long double default on PA64t o 64 bits as there > isn't any hardware support for the 128-bit type, and we currently don't > have software support for 128-bit long doubles implemented. I can't see > this affecting anything, but it's another ABI change and I thought I should > ask. I'm ok with it. The only downside I can think of is hypothetical: supporting HPUX binaries with "long double" on parisc-linux hmight get interesting should any misaligned trap handlers or syscalls need to deal with long double. hth, grant _______________________________________________ parisc-linux mailing list parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux