Re: SIGFPE and -mieee
Everything built for alpha should use -mieee. It is not need on most other
architrectures, but it is almost a requirement for the alpha architecture.
This has been a subject of lengthy discussion on several mailing list.
I hope this helps.
--George
On Tuesday 17 June 2003 02:49 am, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I strongly object. Often -mieee masks real programming errors, like
> divisons by zero. I'd rather go for the following strategy: If the
> programm is not time critical, and upstream is unwilling to deal with
> those problems than -mieee can be added *for that package*. Otherwise
> many programms run fine without or the maintainer/upstream is willing
> to work those problems out. I've already reported and helped to fix
> several packages which could have been "repaired" by using -mieee; and
> I do not own an alpha to slow it down with -mieee just because it is
> so easy to (not) fix the bugs.
>
> So please contact the package owners in question and check if they are
> aware of the problems and/or if fixes are available. Better yet, use
> the BTS. In the case of large pieces of code which are only run on
> destop style of computers and which are fast moving (e.g. in rapid
> developement) -mieee might indeed be sensible.
>
> If you insist on -mieee than set up an autobuilder (e.g. pbuilder or
> simmilar) where you can set up specific options like this.
>
> Greetings
>
> Helge
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