[Numpy-discussion] savebit questions and errors

i'm developing with some Numeric stuff and don't have a solid grasp on what the 'SAVEBIT' stuff is. it's not mentioned in the docs at all. what's also strange is the the numpy testing "test_all.py" fails in the final sections when testing the savebit stuff. can someone give a quicky description of what this flag can be used for? also... i assume someone already knows about the error in the testing? i ran it on both a MIPS5000 IRIX system and an x86 win98 system and it errored out consistently on the test line 506.