Re: [ECOS] sprintf test failure?

[Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com>]

On Mon, Nov 15, 1999 at 11:01:53PM +0000, Jonathan Larmour wrote:

> > I've also got some failures in libm (all of the failures were due to
> > results out of tolerance).  In my initial application, I doubt that I
> > will need any of the functions that failed, but if these failures are
> > due to something I did in my porting efforts, I'd like to get it
> > fixed.

> FWIW, I've compiled eCos with gcc 2.95.2 with a binutils snapshot of about
> two weeks ago. I built for ARM PID (arm7tdmi specifically), but
> little-endian. It works fine. I just went back and verified, and both
> sprintf1 and atan tests work.

Using gcc 2.95.2 and binutils-991018 (four weeks ago) still fails the
same tests on the Samsung board (ARM7tdmi big-endian).

> It could be a code generation issue with 2.95.1 or older binutils (less
> likely) - I don't know. 

It could theoretically be binutils (but I doubt it).

> Or it could be something to do with the big-endianness.

That's where I'd put my money if I were a betting man.

Any suggestions on tracking down the source of the problem, should I
choose to bet a few hours on that horse?

-- 
Grant Edwards
grante@visi.com