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From: jimv@radix (Jim Valerio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel,comp.lang.c,comp.arch
Subject: Re: Moving floating point values around
Keywords: IEEE-754
Message-ID: <61@radix>
Date: 26 Aug 88 08:39:52 GMT
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In article <4256@lynx.UUCP> m5@lynx.UUCP (Mike McNally) asks if it is okay
to move floating-point values around on the '86 without using the '87
FLD/FSTP instructions.

The IEEE 754/854 standards say:

	"Whether copying without change of format is considered
	an operation is an implementation option."

If you aren't familiar with the 754/854 standards, it may not be obvious
that this means that you are encouraged to do exactly what Mike is asking.
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Jim Valerio	jimv%radix@omepd.intel.com, {verdix,omepd}!radix!jimv