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From: m4@UX.ACSS.UMN.EDU
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Subject: Gnu CC bug on Encore multimax
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Date: 9 Jul 89 23:05:05 GMT
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Machine is Encore Multimax, program file originally command.c from gnuplot.
gcc from: /usr4/ftp/gnu/gcc-1.35.tar.Z	# (make bootstrap)

Error: gcc -DVFORK -g  -c command.c
       gcc: Program as got fatal signal 8.
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#define MAXDOUBLE	1.7976931348623140e+308
#define HUGE MAXDOUBLE
double          ymin, ymax;
eval_plots()
{
    ymax = -HUGE;
}
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Note: normal cc (blech!) worked fine.