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- From: jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle)
- Subject: Re: Kernel FP Math bug?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan09.224846.12403@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 22:48:46 GMT
- References: <1993Jan9.144510.9590@walter.cray.com>
- Organization: Illinois State University
- Lines: 27
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- In article <1993Jan9.144510.9590@walter.cray.com> rsocia@alberti.cray.com (Rick Socia) writes:
- >I compiled the following program:
- >
- >main(int argc, char *argv)
- >{
- > double f;
- >
- > f = atof(argv[1]);
- > printf("The answere is %f\n", f);
- >}
- >
- >The core dumps. (passing an argument of "0.50").
- >
-
- I am running gcc 2.3.3 with all the new libs (gcc 486 binaries) and the
- new binutils, on an i486/33. I compiled the same program and also
- experienced the "core dump" problem.
-
- Also, my kernel is compiled without math emulation, if that helps in
- narrowing down the possibilities ...
-
- Jean.
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- Jean Liddle
- Computer Science, Illinois State University
- e-mail: jliddle@ilstu.edu
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