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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: floating point problem
Date: 1997/03/05
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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