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SubjectRe: [2.6.8.1/x86] The kernel is _always_ compiled with -msoft-float
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On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 22:14, Denis Zaitsev wrote:
> Why this kernel is always compiled with the FP emulation for x86?
> This is the line from the beginning of arch/i386/Makefile:
>
> CFLAGS += -pipe -msoft-float
>
> And it's hardcoded, it does not depend on CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION. So,
> is this just a typo or not?


this is on purpose; this way we get an error if someone uses floating
point in the kernel.... which is BAD
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