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  1.  
  2.  
  3.                     Comments on Porting
  4.                           Mathlib
  5.                         by WIS JPMO
  6.                          to DEC Ada
  7.                                                              Tool 33 
  8.                                                              October 8, 1985
  9.      
  10.      
  11. COMPILATION
  12. -----------
  13.   We were able to recompile MATHLIB,SRC without changing any files.
  14.  
  15.  
  16.    
  17. EXECUTION
  18. ---------
  19.   Execution was not attempted since MATHLIB is a set of procedures to 
  20.   be invoked by an application program and no such program was readily
  21.   available for our use.
  22.  
  23. =======================
  24. 17-Feb-87 15:42:33-MST,531;000000000011
  25. Return-Path: <BRYAN@Sierra.Stanford.EDU>
  26. Received: from Sierra.Stanford.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue 17 Feb 87 15:41:55-MST
  27. Date: Sat 14 Feb 87 19:19:30-PST
  28. From: Doug Bryan <Bryan@Sierra.Stanford.EDU>
  29. Subject: generic math functions
  30. To: rconn@SIMTEL20.ARPA
  31. Message-ID: <12279123422.12.BRYAN@Sierra.Stanford.EDU>
  32.  
  33.  
  34. Rick,
  35.  
  36. do people know that Whitakers generic_math_functions package will not work
  37. if Floating'Machine_Overflows returns false?  the strived for portability,
  38. but they sure missed.
  39.  
  40. doug
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