From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [216.205.24.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE1993844054 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:37:04 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org BE1993844054 Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-443-yMLRwOsHNFqkotGZ5bPbnw-1; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 03:36:59 -0400 X-MC-Unique: yMLRwOsHNFqkotGZ5bPbnw-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.15]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7B851106B7D8; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:36:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldenburg.str.redhat.com (ovpn-112-228.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.112.228]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3D0205D6A1; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:36:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Florian Weimer To: Paul Zimmermann Cc: libc-alpha@sourceware.org, vinschen@redhat.com Subject: Re: values of FE_TONEAREST... References: Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:36:55 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Paul Zimmermann's message of "Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:22:37 +0200") Message-ID: <87sg17n27c.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.15 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:37:06 -0000 * Paul Zimmermann: > I'd like to have the opinion of GNU libc developers on this, especially those > who are also involved in Redhat Newlib: > > https://mailman.oakapple.net/pipermail/cfp-interest/2021-June/002038.html > > This was discussed in the last CFP meeting yesterday: > > https://mailman.oakapple.net/pipermail/cfp-interest/2021-June/002048.html I think none of the libraries involved would want to go through the hassle of an ABI transition. The values have been like this for a long time. There are of course other sources of binary incompatibility, such as different type sizes. Thanks, Florian