Re: MATH_EMULATE

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>]

der Mouse <mouse%Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA@localhost> writes:
>> I'm somewhat reluctant to force userland to make function calls to do
>> things like sqrt if the compiler is now smart enough to inline them
>> -- it is bad to slow down 99% of people for the benefit of 1%.
>
> Sounds to me like an argument in favour for that fpuless-i386 port
> someone suggested.

It wouldn't need to be a port. It would just need to be a slightly
different set of compile options.

The real problem is how to make sure that it doesn't rot...

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Perry E. Metzger                perry%piermont.com@localhost