Subject: Re: mips support changes to libc
To: None <port-pmax@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Ralph Campbell <ralphc@pyramid.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 09/01/1994 10:16:10
> From owner-port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 16:41:42 1994
> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 15:34:24 -0700
> From: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
> Message-Id: <199408312234.PAA28482@Kahului.Stanford.EDU>
> To: port-pmax@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu
> Subject: mips support changes to libc
> Sender: owner-port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG
> Precedence: bulk
> 
> *  From src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtod.c, line 192:
> 
> #if defined(IEEE_8087) + defined(IEEE_MC68k) + defined(VAX) + defined(IBM) != 1
> Exactly one of IEEE_8087, IEEE_MC68k, VAX, or IBM should be defined.
> #endif
> 
>    I think   MIPSEL fp is close enough to an 8087 for #define IEEE_8087
>    to   work, but I'd welcome a second opinion.

I define IEEE_8087 in this file for 4.4 BSD. Its what I've been using and
seems to pass the "paranoia" FP program.

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