At Fri, 5 Oct 2007 18:31:01 +0000 (GMT),
dave wrote:
> With xmm registers present in an x86, fp can be computed either using the NPX 
> math unit
> or else using the xmm registers. Would changing 'double' to 'DOUBLE' 
> everwhere in the GSL 
> source and then adding -DDOUBLE='long double' or -DDOUBLE='double' to the 
> CFLAGS work as a
> means of generating either a library that used NPX temp real mode or a 
> library using XMM
> double mode?

No, it's not that simple unfortunately.  Without support from the
compiler it's not possible to work with extended precision for every
operation.

-- 
Brian Gough

Network Theory Ltd,
Publishing Free Software Manuals --- http://www.network-theory.co.uk/


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