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Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 10:25:37 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: FPU's and Portability
In-Reply-To: <4n1rmn$bvo@freenet-news.carleton.ca>
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960512102254.25343L-100000@is>
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On 11 May 1996, Paul Derbyshire wrote:

> If I compile an executable using DJGPP and COFF2EXE, and the code involves
> the use of floats or doubles, does the resulting EXE only work on machines
> with copros, or does it automatically emulate one if one isn't there... or
> does something special need to be done to ensure the exe's will run on
> copro-less computers?

Please read section 11.1 (and the rest of Chapter 11) in the DJGPP FAQ 
list.  This question is answered there.

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