Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 08:41:21 -0400
Message-Id: <199607291241.IAA16753@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj>
To: lav AT video DOT yars DOT free DOT net
CC: eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il, djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <199607281313.RAA25313@video.yars.free.net>
	(lav AT video DOT yars DOT free DOT net)
Subject: Re: Long double support


> The old converting routine can be linked in by default, and the new,
> bigger, slower and more precise one can be placed into libm.
> 
> The old routine will be linked anyway, since the new one will be only
> called for '%Le' (probably it could be modified to support other
> formats, but it is for long doubles only).
> 
> I could adapt the code for djgpp in such a way.

How will the user determine which printf to use?  long doubles are
supported in libc; the user need not link libm when using long
doubles.