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From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim)
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Subject: Re:  Does C support G_ and H_ floating point arithmetic?
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Date: Wed, 9-Apr-86 13:19:09 EST
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	Is is true that the C compiler on the VAX does not support all floating
	point data types provided by the VAX macro assembler?  

G & H format are relatively new additions to the VAX. There is a package
available by FTP'ing to SEISMO.ARPA. Its in something like
/mod.sources/Volume3/G.format.[0123]. I can send them to you if need be.
If you install these, you probably won't be able to use D & F formats
unless it's controlled by a switch. And you'll probably have to recompile
all the floating point librarys, or keep two versions. 

	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell		<rbj@cmr>
	Baseball in D.C. in `87!