LDBL_MAX broken on i386
Steve Kargl
sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Mon Sep 24 19:51:27 UTC 2012
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 05:05:42AM +1000, Bruce Evans wrote:
>
> I just noticed that LDBL_MAX is completely broken on i386.
>
It seems history is repeating itself.
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2005-August/013007.html
I can't find the other email exchange I had with at
leaset Warner about LDBL_MAX. I distinctly remember
asking why LDBL_MAX on i386 was 2^64 instead of 2^53.
--
Steve
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