(Resending after update on archive link below.) A proposal was made to pick one the Decimal Floating-Point encodings from the IEEE754r draft in the x86-64 psABI a few weeks ago (see thread starting at http://www.amd64.org/lists/discuss/thrd215.html#08857). Given that any such decision can have multiple developments, many users of x86-64 were invited to discuss this proposal in the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing-list.
Taking the opportunity that many x86-64 users were at the GCC Summit, including some already taking part in this discussion, we set up a BOF session to exchange ideas on DFP in x86-64 and even in GCC. I posted a summary at http://www.amd64.org/lists/discuss/msg09367.html. Please, feel free to correct or complement my summary. All are invited to continue this discussion at the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing-list (subscribe at http://www.amd64.org/mailinglists). -- _______________________________________________________ Evandro Menezes AMD Austin, TX
