Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:35:28 -0500 (EST)
Message-Id: <199810311635.LAA05282@indy.delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <iCdMCj1ZQ5j2-pn2-8HzJJdyoffzF@a9-p2.mtl.Generation.NET>
	(sl AT psycode DOT com DOT REMOVE_THIS)
Subject: Re: long double library for 2.02
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com


> > This archive contains C source and object files to improve floating
> > point printf and scanf accuracy of the DJGPP C library (version 2.01
> > or 2.02).  With this change, the I/O accuracy passes tests for
> > compliance with IEEE 754 and 854 standards.
> 
> 	I'm just wondering.. Why isn't this implemented directly into DJGPP 
> 2.02 in order to comply with the standard?

Because it adds 15K to *every* program, whether it uses these features
or not.