> -----Original Message----- > From: Tyson Whitehead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Konqueror and Javascript > > > What is the status? > > It seems that Richard Henderson (who I understand to be the > Alpha tool chain > guy from RedHat) has unofficially blocked the 'make -mieee > the default on > Alpha' patch. >
Personally, I don't like it because making it the default lets buggy code slip through. 99.9% of the time that I have ever encountered, if something works after adding "-mieee" (or the equivalent with Compaq compilers) that is broken without it, it is usually a case of: - performing a calculation with an uninitialized floating point variable (either stack or heap garbage left around) - a division by 0 in a calculation that really should have a safety check around it anyway Only in .1% of cases, such as in number crunching apps, have I ever seen any real need to need/use -mieee. For run of the mill apps like browsers and office apps, a crash of this nature is usually pointing to a bug that should be squashed. my $.02 anyway, Jeff D
