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    Require GLIBC 2.32 for Decimal/_Float128 conversions. · 645bfc16
    Michael Meissner authored
    In the patch that I applied on March 2nd, I had code to provide support for
    Decimal/_Float128 conversions if the user did not use at least GLIBC 2.32.  It
    did this by using __ibm128 as an intermediate type.  The trouble is __ibm128
    cannot represent all of the numbers that _Float128 can, and you lose if you do
    this conversion.
    
    This patch removes this support.  The dfp-bit.c functions now call the the
    __sprintfieee128 and __strtoieee128 functions to do the conversion.  If the
    user does not have GLIBC, they will get a linker error that these functions do
    not exist.
    
    The float128 support functions are only built into the static libgcc, so there
    isn't an issue with having references to __strtoieee128 and __sprintfieee128
    with older GLIBC libraries.
    
    As an added bonus, this patch eliminates the __sprintfkf function which
    included stdio.h to get a definition for the sprintf library function.  This
    allows for building cross compilers without having to have a target stdio.h
    available.
    
    libgcc/
    2021-03-29  Michael Meissner  <meissner@linux.ibm.com>
    
    	* config/rs6000/t-float128 (fp128_decstr_funcs): Delete.
    	(fp128_ppc_funcs): Do not add $(fp128_decstr_funcs).
    	(fp128_decstr_objs): Delete.
    	* dfp-bit.h: Call __sprintfieee128 to do conversions from
    	_Float128 to a Decimal type.  Call __strtoieee128 to do
    	conversions from a Decimal type to _Float128.
    	* config/rs6000/_sprintfkf.c: Delete file.
    	* config/rs6000/_sprintfkf.h: Delete file.
    	* config/rs6000/_strtokf.c: Delete file.
    	* config/rs6000/_strtokf.h: Delete file.
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    Require GLIBC 2.32 for Decimal/_Float128 conversions.
    Michael Meissner authored
    In the patch that I applied on March 2nd, I had code to provide support for
    Decimal/_Float128 conversions if the user did not use at least GLIBC 2.32.  It
    did this by using __ibm128 as an intermediate type.  The trouble is __ibm128
    cannot represent all of the numbers that _Float128 can, and you lose if you do
    this conversion.
    
    This patch removes this support.  The dfp-bit.c functions now call the the
    __sprintfieee128 and __strtoieee128 functions to do the conversion.  If the
    user does not have GLIBC, they will get a linker error that these functions do
    not exist.
    
    The float128 support functions are only built into the static libgcc, so there
    isn't an issue with having references to __strtoieee128 and __sprintfieee128
    with older GLIBC libraries.
    
    As an added bonus, this patch eliminates the __sprintfkf function which
    included stdio.h to get a definition for the sprintf library function.  This
    allows for building cross compilers without having to have a target stdio.h
    available.
    
    libgcc/
    2021-03-29  Michael Meissner  <meissner@linux.ibm.com>
    
    	* config/rs6000/t-float128 (fp128_decstr_funcs): Delete.
    	(fp128_ppc_funcs): Do not add $(fp128_decstr_funcs).
    	(fp128_decstr_objs): Delete.
    	* dfp-bit.h: Call __sprintfieee128 to do conversions from
    	_Float128 to a Decimal type.  Call __strtoieee128 to do
    	conversions from a Decimal type to _Float128.
    	* config/rs6000/_sprintfkf.c: Delete file.
    	* config/rs6000/_sprintfkf.h: Delete file.
    	* config/rs6000/_strtokf.c: Delete file.
    	* config/rs6000/_strtokf.h: Delete file.