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Re: [RFA] Add some VAX floating point formats to floatformat.[ch]

From: Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>
To: Mark Kettenis <mark dot kettenis at xs4all dot nl>
Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, binutils at sourceware dot org, gcc-patches at gcc dot org
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:00:26 +0100
Subject: Re: [RFA] Add some VAX floating point formats to floatformat.[ch]
References: <200508212153.j7LLrJXJ006901@elgar.sibelius.xs4all.nl> <43098730.3060802@redhat.com> <4393.192.87.1.200.1124706151.squirrel@192.87.1.200>

Hi Mark,

+  /* VAX byte order.  */
+  floatformat_vax


I think that having a more descriptive comment for the VAX byte order
would be helpful.  eg describing the layout of 1.2345678e10 as is done
with the other entries in this enum.


Could do that, although it wouldn't be particular useful.  VAX is not quite
IEEE, so the bytes will be completely different, not just shuffled around.

Ok well then how about the comment containing a quick precis of the VAX format. I am sure that various people will be interested to read it.

Cheers
  Nick

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [RFA] Add some VAX floating point formats to floatformat.[ch]
  - From: Jan-Benedict Glaw

References:
- [RFA] Add some VAX floating point formats to floatformat.[ch]
  - From: Mark Kettenis
- Re: [RFA] Add some VAX floating point formats to floatformat.[ch]
  - From: Nick Clifton
- Re: [RFA] Add some VAX floating point formats to floatformat.[ch]
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