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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Floating point problem
Date: 1997/03/31
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Tom Moran said

<<Apparently forgetting that Larry had said:

  > I had hoped GNAT might be useful for deployment.
  > Just to make sure we are on the same wavelength, my concern is
  > entirely with what happens at runtime with generated programs.
  > For running the compiler I can buy (actually already have) some
  > appropriate machines.>>

I did not forget that, but people all the time say, "if only GNAT had
xxx, it might be useful". From experience, I ignore all such statements
unless they are in the context of serious negotations.

Tom said

<<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.

Robert Dewar
Ada Core Technologies