To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	my alternate math library and the pentium
Date:	Fri, 09 Dec 1994 12:05:30 -0800
From:	"J.T. Conklin" <jtc AT cygnus DOT com>

I thought that the i387 functions in the math library that I maintain
for NetBSD and have made available to DJGPP users were safe from the
pentium fp bugs because they do not use fdiv.  But yesterday I was
informed that 12 instructions are effected.

I will be implementing intel's recommended workarounds, and should
have a new library ready for ftp by the end of next week.

A patch to gcc will also be required for accurate fp on the pentium.
That will be up to others to provide when it's ready.  Until then,
upgrade to a i486. :-)

	--jtc

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