Python2 distutils question: how to best "autoconfig"...?

Jeff Epler jepler at inetnebr.com
Mon Dec 11 16:02:02 EST 2000


On Mon, 11 Dec 2000 19:37:40 GMT, Fredrik Lundh
 <fredrik at effbot.org> wrote:
>>>> print get_base_and_digits()
>(2.0, 53)
>
>(if anyone runs Python on a box that returns anything
>but (2.0, 53), let me know!)

Well, by setting the value of the FPU status word on my x86, I can get
(2.0, 24), but I doubt this is of any real interest.  (The comments
in the fpu_control.h header file suggest that libm will no longer work
properly when single precision is selected, anyhow)

Jeff



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