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Re: non-IEEE754 float
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 09:36:51AM +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
> > IBM has its own float format with FLT_RADIX=16.
> > Only in 1998 they started offering IEEE754 float on the same hardware.
> > Does NetBSD intend/does support this? is this something to keep in mind?
>
> I'd say: worry about this when a port to the relevant hardware comes up.
>
> The VAX pre-IEEE754 format is enough to deal with already, and will likely
> provide a good guide when adding other non-754 formats later (if ever).
It matters because of whether scalbn == ldexp... (that was how this
came up)
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David A. Holland
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