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Re: 2.0.104 on sparc


> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 22:43:20 +0100
> From: Philip Blundell <philb@gnu.org>

> I built 2.0.104 on my ELC.  Most of `make check' seems OK, though
> some of the floating point tests fail (there seems to be a problem
> with the underflow exception in particular).

> BTW, many of the floating point checks fail on Alpha as well.
> Perhaps it would be a good idea to have `make check' ignore the
> results of these tests on platforms where failures are expected.
> Otherwise the value of "make check" is reduced for most users; it
> would be good if people could use it routinely to test a library
> before installation.

It's probably not a good idea to ignore tests that are showing real
problems.  `make check' passes on PowerPC, which should be using very
similar floating-point to Alpha and Sparc.

-- 
Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>


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