From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: floating point problem
Date: 1997/03/05
Date: 1997-03-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1997Mar5.083938.1@eisner> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.857535729@merv
In article <dewar.857535729@merv>, dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes:
> Ken says
>
> <<The SX designation on a 486 means that your math co-processor (IOW,
> floating point unit) is disabled. Therefore, any program you right to
> use floating point will have to use an floating point emulation
> library to do the math. Maybe GNAT has some kind of a problem with
> this. See if there is a compiler switch to turn FP emulation on/off,
> and turn it on if it exists.>>
>
> GNAT does NOT support the x86 without coprocessor, so it will not work
> on an SX unless you install a separate coprocessor.
Is this GNAT limitation only for programs which use floating point ?
Larry Kilgallen
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Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-02-26 0:00 floating point problem bill
1997-03-02 0:00 ` Corbin Dunn
1997-03-02 0:00 ` tmel
1997-03-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-03 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
1997-03-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-05 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
1997-03-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-12 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-14 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-12 0:00 ` Joel VanLaven
1997-03-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Kenneth W. Sodemann
1997-03-15 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-16 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Scott Ingram
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-17 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-03-17 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-03-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-18 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1997-03-27 0:00 Floating " Kees de Lezenne Coulande
1997-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-28 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-28 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-29 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-03-30 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-31 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-01 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-04-01 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1997-04-03 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1997-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-31 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-31 0:00 ` Tom Moran
1997-03-31 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-28 0:00 ` J-P. Rosen
1997-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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