Re: [Bug-gsl] GSL fails to build on FreeBSD/Alpha

[Brian Gough <bjg@network-theory.co.uk>]

Rob Byrnes writes:
 > Not sure if this interests you or not but gsl does not build on
 > FreeBSD/Alpha
 > 
 > In file included from fp.c:26:
 > fp-freebsd.c:34: `FP_PS' undeclared (first use in this function)
 > fp-freebsd.c:38: `FP_PD' undeclared (first use in this function)
 > fp-freebsd.c:42: `FP_PE' undeclared (first use in this function)
 > fp-freebsd.c:72: `FP_X_DNML' undeclared (first use in this function)
 >
 > # gmake CFLAGS="-mieee -mfp-rounding-mode=d -g -O" (-O2 is known to
 > produce optimiser bugs on this platform)
 >
 > loop@erwin ~ % uname -a
 > FreeBSD erwin.homeunix.org 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #5: Thu Nov 27
 > 18:50:08 EST 2003     root@erwin.number6:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ERWIN
 > alpha
 > 
 > loop@erwin ~ % gcc -v
 > Using builtin specs.
 > gcc version 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD]

Hi,

Thanks for the bug report.

We rely on FreeBSD users for the FreeBSD IEEE support.  The original
fp-freebsd.c file was contributed, not written by me.

If you or someone else can submit a patch I'll certainly include it.

regards,

-- 
Brian Gough