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Re: [RFC] New function to convert floating-point types

To: Mark Kettenis <kettenis at wins dot uva dot nl>
Subject: Re: [RFC] New function to convert floating-point types
From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:53:34 -0500
Cc: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <200110282344.f9SNifg21500@delius.kettenis.local> <3BDDBA24.10803@cygnus.com> <200110292343.f9TNh8L17592@delius.kettenis.local>


>    Convert to DOUBLEST would just leave the format as-is.  Only when a 
>    conversion was really needed would it be converted.
> 
> Hmm.  I see DOUBLEST as a host-specific thing.  In the ideal case
> target-dependent code wouldn't need DOUBLEST at all.

The expression evaluator (used for "(gdb) print 1.0 + 2.0") is currently 
host dependant (it uses DOUBLEST) but I think it should be target dependant.

enjoy
Andrew

References:
- [RFC] New function to convert floating-point types
  - From: Mark Kettenis
- Re: [RFC] New function to convert floating-point types
  - From: Andrew Cagney
- Re: [RFC] New function to convert floating-point types
  - From: Mark Kettenis

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