Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ysub!psuvm!barilvm!technion!aer7101 Organization: TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technology. Date: Friday, 7 Jun 1991 14:54:11 IST From: Zvika Bar-Deroma Message-ID: <91158.145411AER7101@TECHNION.BITNET> Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: Help catching floating point exceptions References: <1991May27.213751.24223@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> < <91149.150333AER7101@TECHNION.BITNET>> <1991May31.071822.9206@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <1991Jun5.030043.3520@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Jun6.033716.10920@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com> In article <1991Jun6.033716.10920@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com>, jsalter@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com says: > > > >This is false. We've recognized it, and are working hard to implement it. >The file proves we recognized the need a long time ago. The >implementation, of course, is not trivial. But, it should be available in >the next major AIX release. One of the next major releases ??? It is crucial, and considered by people who purchased/want to buy it as a number cruncher (and that's what it is, right ?) as the single biggest thing they are missing, at least at the s/w level (as an option to xlf) | > >jim/jsalter IBM PSP, Palo Alto T465/(415)855-4427 VNET: JSALTER at AUSVMQ >Internet: jsalter@slo.awdpa.ibm.com UUCP: ..!uunet!ibmsupt!jsalter >"IBM part #23521, aka Lt. Commander Data" The stuff above is on my own. /Zvika