From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from resdmta-h1p-028597.sys.comcast.net (resdmta-h1p-028597.sys.comcast.net [IPv6:2001:558:fd02:2446::d]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 829773858D20 for ; Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:01:31 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 829773858D20 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=comcast.net Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=comcast.net Received: from resomta-h1p-027909.sys.comcast.net ([96.102.179.198]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 256/256 bits) (Client did not present a certificate) by resdmta-h1p-028597.sys.comcast.net with ESMTP id gQ90qaSVntlT7gQQqqYi3U; Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:01:28 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=20190202a; t=1694613688; bh=c2HrNFZWBAT1y2T6R2afuOnSWFuRhTL6SQ8xBSX+7wc=; h=Received:Received:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:Date: Message-Id:To:Xfinity-Spam-Result; b=iTixVoMWL3cha4La7pAS11IcM7oqdIfZxBbtkfSFMPp8kST59UA2dQJSN2hKpo5yz zxieBSEXPtJOyjJNTn/NlrZ/oS2BSMRqgZoM3//ngLtyWIUj9QIOudnsjVNjeaStxL IwM2bE7FMwB544HBT17yv/Zw4JjLXosbo+3Ly6hwgCBrwqhCNKmfWJTW0zCm+kKWB1 F9BCEohD+fND2FUUjTiJ21moOPsg1ld7N8PYbKDClt7vrMsicP056JZsIZ8vpV+U1x B2Yq4BVb6bVJdYQUD7N3QpiO1AA4oBNP7IxuSTThT/xCEaWN0ruVGkjrl/6o05/1kL UsZBGOi889TSw== Received: from smtpclient.apple ([73.60.223.101]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 256/256 bits) (Client did not present a certificate) by resomta-h1p-027909.sys.comcast.net with ESMTPSA id gQQmqjk6DzsCHgQQnqutOJ; Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:01:27 +0000 X-Xfinity-VAAS: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedviedrudeikedgjeduucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuvehomhgtrghsthdqtfgvshhipdfqfgfvpdfpqffurfetoffkrfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedtudenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmnecujfgurheptggguffhjgffvefgkfhfvffosehtqhhmtdhhtddvnecuhfhrohhmpefrrghulhcumfhonhhinhhguceophgruhhlkhhonhhinhhgsegtohhmtggrshhtrdhnvghtqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeevkeevleffleeigfeiudefheegjedthfegudejheeukeeitdfgteffvefggffgvdenucfkphepjeefrdeitddrvddvfedruddtudenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopehsmhhtphgtlhhivghnthdrrghpphhlvgdpihhnvghtpeejfedriedtrddvvdefrddutddupdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepphgruhhlkhhonhhinhhgsegtohhmtggrshhtrdhnvghtpdhnsggprhgtphhtthhopedvpdhrtghpthhtoheptghhrhhishesghhrohgvshhslhgvrhdrohhrghdprhgtphhtthhopegsihhnuhhtihhlshesshhouhhrtggvfigrrhgvrdhorhhg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3696.120.41.1.4\)) Subject: Re: Elimination of all floating point code in the tiny assembler From: Paul Koning In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:01:24 -0400 Cc: binutils@sourceware.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <8B5E0E4C-027F-4116-B410-754CF3BE39A8@comcast.net> References: <8E4F032D-71CD-4F39-9610-D7D63274662F@jacob.remcomp.fr> <54f4f9c1-7d8c-db9c-5e77-9eb0ff974908@redhat.com> To: Christian Groessler X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3696.120.41.1.4) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FROM,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: GCC has for years had an accurate and flexible way of handling target = floating point representations for any build system. Can Binutils = simply use that code? It would seem logical to do so. Among other = things, that will painlessly handle things like VAX float on IEEE build = machines, or vice versa. paul