Re: crash building in groff

[Johnny Billquist <bqt%softjar.se@localhost>]

Brad Parker wrote:
> Anders Magnusson wrote:
> > A quick check in cvs tells that hypot may be using the IEEE version, which
> > will by obvious reasons fail.
>
> yes, I think it is using the IEEE version, but why should it "obviously"
> fail?
>
> sorry, I don't get it.

Because a VAX don't use the IEEE floating point formats. :-)
IEEE floating point didn't even exist when the VAX was designed.
And some "features" of IEEE FP can't be expressed on a VAX at all.

        Johnny