On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 04:37:51PM +0100, Gregor Hoffleit wrote: > I noticed that Python's configure script checks for presence of libieee: > > # Linux requires this for correct f.p. operations > AC_CHECK_LIB(ieee, __fpu_control) > > Now libc6 includes a quite sparse /usr/lib/libieee.a, > > freefly;17> dpkg -S libieee > libc6-dev: /usr/lib/libieee.a > freefly;18> nm /usr/lib/libieee.a > 00000000 t Letext > 00000000 D _LIB_VERSION > > but I can't find any documentation about it in the libc6 documentation. > > Now does linking with libieee change the FP behavior of an application, or > is it just an empty legacy provided for compatibility with pre-libc6 sources? My guess is that it's a dummy, for things that use -lieee, since it isn't really needed. Looks like libposix.a and libbsd-compat are the same case. -- Elie Rosenblum That is not dead which can eternal lie, http://www.cosanostra.net And with strange aeons even death may die. Admin / Mercenary / System Programmer - _The Necronomicon_
Attachment:
pgpG6WA2GizWo.pgp
Description: PGP signature