Hello. I'm writing an extensive article about floating-point programming on Linux, including a focus on GCC's compilers. This is an outgrowth of many debates about topics like -ffast-math and -mfpmath=sse|387, and I hope it will prove enlightening for myself and others.
Among the subjects covered: accuracy, precision, data organization, code speed, threading issues, and a bit about interval arithmetic and significant digits. Naturally, due to hardware availability, I'll be focusing on x86 and x86_64 systems. I'd appreciate comments, ideas, and suggestions from the folk on this mailing list. Thank you. ..Scott
