From: Tom Moran <tmoran@bix.com>
Subject: Re: Floating point problem
Date: 1997/03/31
Date: 1997-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <33401E75.4500@bix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.859820067@merv
> <<But, knowing that FPU detection code can be found in Intel docs, is it
> possible for a user program to run that code early enough (ie before the
> RTS or elaboration code has crashed and burned) to give a nice error
> message to the user?>>
>
> yes, one would use the initialization hook for this. We will be glad to
> help any supported user of GNAT with the necessary procedures.
>
It appears that means "No. It is not possible for a user program to
run FPU detection code before a Gnat program has crashed and burned,
unless the programmer has used special vendor supplied hooks". Is that
correct?
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Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-03-27 0:00 Floating point problem Kees de Lezenne Coulande
1997-03-28 0:00 ` J-P. Rosen
1997-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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 [this message]
1997-03-31 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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1997-02-26 0:00 floating " 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
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 ` Joel VanLaven
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
1997-03-13 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 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Fergus Henderson
1997-03-06 0:00 ` Scott Ingram
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
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