#19797: Build GSL in IEEE 754 compliant mode
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       Reporter:  jdemeyer           |        Owner:
           Type:  enhancement        |       Status:  new
       Priority:  major              |    Milestone:  sage-7.0
      Component:  packages:          |   Resolution:
  standard                           |    Merged in:
       Keywords:                     |    Reviewers:
        Authors:  Jeroen Demeyer     |  Work issues:
Report Upstream:  Reported           |       Commit:
  upstream. Developers acknowledge   |  694feb2d71ebf521cf5f32dba69e0406d16e9f11
  bug.                               |     Stopgaps:
         Branch:                     |
  u/jdemeyer/ticket/19797            |
   Dependencies:  #19796             |
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Comment (by jdemeyer):

 Replying to [comment:7 vbraun]:
 > * Even besides FMA there is always the possibility of 80-bit x87
 instructions messing things up

 With x87, it is reasonable to assume that the whole imaginary part will be
 evaluated with 80 bits, so there won't be numerical noise either (see also
 the successful i386 buildbot reports).

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