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diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index f2e41f54b6..fbbae1044c 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ please let me know. `setsockopt', `getsockname', `getpeername', `send', `sendto', and `recvfrom' are different in GNU libc than on any other system I saw. This is a bug, isn't it?'' + +[Q19] ``My XXX kernel emulates a floating-point coprocessor for me. + Should I enable --with-fp?'' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [Q1] ``What systems does the GNU C Library run on?'' @@ -571,6 +574,15 @@ like the Alpha. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ +[Q19] ``My XXX kernel emulates a floating-point coprocessor for me. + Should I enable --with-fp?'' + +[A19] {UD} As `configure --help' shows the default value is `yes' and +this should not be changed unless the FPU instructions would be +invalid. I.e., an emulated FPU is for the libc as good as a real one. + + +~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Answers were given by: {UD} Ulrich Drepper, <drepper@cygnus.com> |