[cc65] IEEE vs nonstandard floats

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From: David Holz (davidh_at_otterspace.com)
Date: 2003-03-09 22:46:07


What would cc65 gain by having IEEE standard FP notation as opposed to a
custom one that ran faster on the 6502?  The only one that I could think of
would be read/write compatibility with files that export floating point in
binary files which isn't that common.

NaN and infinite also don't show up in Posix C programs without tossing a
SIGFPE signal do they?  If not, they don't need to be handled with special
code which can tighten up the FP library and make it easier to implement.

--
White Flame (aka David Holz)
http://www.white-flame.com/


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