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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