On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 04:24:19AM +0000, co...@sdf.org wrote: > Hi, > > IBM has its own float format with FLT_RADIX=16. > Only in 1998 they started offering IEEE754 float on the same hardware. > Does NetBSD intend/does support this? is this something to keep in mind?
I'd say: worry about this when a port to the relevant hardware comes up. The VAX pre-IEEE754 format is enough to deal with already, and will likely provide a good guide when adding other non-754 formats later (if ever). Martin
