Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!ima!johnl From: dougl@ism780c (Doug Leavitt) Newsgroups: comp.compilers Subject: Re: Good non-coprocessor compiler for 80386 Unix V.3 Message-ID: <614@ima.ISC.COM> Date: Mon, 13-Jul-87 20:53:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ima.614 Posted: Mon Jul 13 20:53:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 01:53:13 EDT Sender: johnl@ima.ISC.COM Reply-To: Doug LeavittLines: 24 Approved: compilers@ima.UUCP To the best of my knowledge, there are currently NO compilers available for the 386 that do not follow the standard of emulating FP through the system. The main reason for this is that a 287 with a small daughterboard may be placed in a 387 socket and provide better emulation than software. I suspect that the demand for such a compiler when 287's are readily available and extremely cheap (as compared to the 387), is extremely low. I currently expect that such a compiler would have to be specially ordered from a compiler manufacturer (IE a special port and $$$). I would strongly suggest investigating the 287 papoose board with Intel (they have one and distribute it with their 386/20 boards) if the necessary floating point performance must be higher than FP emulation and a 387 is currently out of the question. Doug Leavitt Interactive Systems Corporation 386 Compiler Development { seismo, sdcrdcf, olivb, ima } !ism780c!dougl -- Send compilers articles to ima!compilers or, in a pinch, to Levine@YALE.ARPA Plausible paths are { ihnp4 | decvax | cbosgd | harvard | yale | cca}!ima Please send responses to the originator of the message -- I cannot forward mail accidentally sent back to compilers. Meta-mail to ima!compilers-request