> We need a standard for __float128. Otherwise, a program using > __float128 may generate different results with different > compilers on different platforms. > > BTW, I had a __float128 patch for glibc. Because there is no > __float128 standard, it wasn't accepted. > > > H.J.
The HP compiler has an option that allows it to accept 'extended' as a type that is equivalent to __float80 and 'quad' as equivalent to 'long double' which is __float128 on HP-UX. For the quad type it uses the Q suffix for quad constants (and a lower case q for quad functions like sqrtq). I don't think this is a standard, but it is a precedent. Steve Ellcey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
