* Re: Re: [RFH] A simple way to figure out the number of bits used by a long double
@ 2010-02-27 10:27 3dw4rd
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From: 3dw4rd @ 2010-02-27 10:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: schwab; +Cc: paolo.carlini, gcc
Feb 26, 2010 01:43:15 PM, schwab@linux-m68k.org wrote:
Paolo Carlini writes:
> I'm tired. Anyway, I meant of course the size of the *data bits*, using
> your terminology. For *some* formats, like x87, where there are no
> holes, no padding bits in the middle of the representation, that is all
> I would need. In the meanwhile, Andreas made me notice that
> unfortunately this is not the general case. Thanks again about that.
Even the x87 floating point format has don't-care bits in some cases.
Andreas.
Is this when denormalizing?
Ed
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