From: "Jari & Tim Prince" <tprince@computer.org>
To: "Benjamin Herbert" <herbert@isis.visi.com>, <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: 128-bit precision
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 18:47:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <012901c25547$179f4cb0$0201a8c0@windermelxektg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020905195110.GB7844@isis.visi.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Herbert" <herbert@isis.visi.com>
To: <gcc@gcc.gnu.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 12:51 PM
Subject: 128-bit precision
>
> One of my researchers wants to test algorithms on a linux x86
> box that will eventually be run on a cray. The cray supports 128-bit
> precision arithmetic operations. He wants to use namely fortran, but
> also C and C++. Will gcc on a linux x86 machine support 128-bit
> precision arithmetic operations? If not does anybody know of a
> commercial product that can support what I am looking for.
>
gcc/g++ support the native x87 80-bit long double; g77 does not.
Several excellent commercial Fortran compilers support the 128-bit quad
precision, including Intel and Lahey. It will be quite slow. see
www.polyhedron.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-09-06 1:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-09-05 12:51 Benjamin Herbert
2002-09-05 13:18 ` Benjamin Herbert
2002-09-05 13:23 ` Richard Henderson
2002-09-05 18:47 ` Jari & Tim Prince [this message]
2002-09-05 14:56 Robert Dewar
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