[parisc-linux] Re: 64-bit long double support.

[Carlos O'Donell]

On 11/16/06, John David Anglin <dave at hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca> wrote:
> > Is there any opposition to checking in the fix for 3?
> > Speak now or forever hold your peace.
>
> Do it before I change my mind...

Trimming libc-alpha from the list.

Joseph Myers caught me on IRC at work and commented:
"... if you want 128-bit IEEE quad long double support, soft-fp should
work fine ..."

While I believe "work fine" is a relative term, it would require more
work than we have time for right now. I think there are more fun
projects to work on than this. For example I think gdb could use some
TLC for hppa.

Not only that but I have to help bootstrap distros using NPTL.
*waves to ubuntu and gentoo guys*

Don't let me stop you from working on doing a 128-bit IEEE quad long
double support. I will gladly do the "symbol transition" dance if you
get it implemented in gcc.

Cheers,
Carlos.