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Title: Add -mieee to compile flags, when available
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Build Versions: Python 3.0, Python 2.6
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Status: closed Resolution: accepted
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: mark.dickinson
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2008-04-24 21:11 by mark.dickinson, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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File name Uploaded Description Edit
mieee.patch mark.dickinson, 2008-04-24 21:11 -mieee patch for configure
Messages (3)
msg65750 - (view) Author: Mark Dickinson (mark.dickinson) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-04-24 21:11
test_math and test_cmath currently fail on Debian/alpha, apparently due to 
mishandling of subnormal numbers.  I have high hopes that this can be 
fixed by compiling with -mieee.

The attached patch modifies the configure script to always use the -mieee 
option on gcc, when available.
msg65751 - (view) Author: Mark Dickinson (mark.dickinson) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-04-24 21:12
See also issue 1496032.
msg65973 - (view) Author: Mark Dickinson (mark.dickinson) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-04-29 17:24
Done in r62499
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:33adminsetgithub: 46937
2008-04-29 17:24:50mark.dickinsonsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: accepted
messages: + msg65973
2008-04-24 21:12:52mark.dickinsonsetmessages: + msg65751
2008-04-24 21:11:51mark.dickinsoncreate