Re: One more oddity with gcc and vax floats...

>>> Just as I think the rounding differences can be ignored,
>> That too would be a problem point.  I think IEEE requires the
>> ability to control the rounding mode.
> It does.  [...]  But then again, I bet some test suites will check
> this too, and so we need to also deal with that,

IMO the right fix is to file bug reports against them, with private
patches until they get their tests fixed.

But perhaps I'm too dogmatic.

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