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Re: [PATCH] [BZ #2749] ports powerpc32/nofpu fixes.
- From: Steven Munroe <munroesj at us dot ibm dot com>
- To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- Cc: libc-ports at sources dot redhat dot com, Joe Kerian <jkerian at linux dot ibm dot com>, "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:41:20 -0600
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] [BZ #2749] ports powerpc32/nofpu fixes.
- Organization: IBM LTC
- References: <452E6622.5040200@us.ibm.com> <20061031153302.GA20468@nevyn.them.org>
Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
>On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 10:58:26AM -0500, Steven Munroe wrote:
>
>>This patch fixes powerpc32/soft-fp specific build issues, work arounds
>>for exsisting gcc bugs, and provide nofpu specific implementation of the
>>*context functions to avoid sigills on hardware without-fpu. Finally
>>updated the libm-test-ulps for the nominal differences between IEEE-128
>>and IBM extended 128.
>>
>
>Steven, how does this and the other ports patch relate to the glibc
>core patches? I'm willing to commit the ports bits for you if they
>won't break anything on their own.
>
>
The ports patches only impacts powerpc32/soft-fp which is broken anyway.
So no harm committing the ports patches now.
Of course, ports powerpc32/soft-fp still will not build without the
libc/soft-fp patches.