1 # exponentl.m4 serial 3
2 dnl Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
4 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
5 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
6 AC_DEFUN([gl_LONG_DOUBLE_EXPONENT_LOCATION],
8 AC_REQUIRE([gl_BIGENDIAN])
9 AC_CACHE_CHECK([where to find the exponent in a 'long double'],
10 [gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0],
19 ((sizeof (long double) + sizeof (unsigned int) - 1) / sizeof (unsigned int))
20 typedef union { long double value; unsigned int word[NWORDS]; }
22 static unsigned int ored_words[NWORDS];
23 static unsigned int anded_words[NWORDS];
24 static void add_to_ored_words (long double x)
28 /* Clear it first, in case
29 sizeof (long double) < sizeof (memory_long_double). */
30 memset (&m, 0, sizeof (memory_long_double));
32 for (i = 0; i < NWORDS; i++)
34 ored_words[i] |= m.word[i];
35 anded_words[i] &= m.word[i];
41 FILE *fp = fopen ("conftest.out", "w");
44 for (j = 0; j < NWORDS; j++)
45 anded_words[j] = ~ (unsigned int) 0;
46 add_to_ored_words (0.25L);
47 add_to_ored_words (0.5L);
48 add_to_ored_words (1.0L);
49 add_to_ored_words (2.0L);
50 add_to_ored_words (4.0L);
51 /* Remove bits that are common (e.g. if representation of the first mantissa
53 for (j = 0; j < NWORDS; j++)
54 ored_words[j] &= ~anded_words[j];
55 /* Now find the nonzero word. */
56 for (j = 0; j < NWORDS; j++)
57 if (ored_words[j] != 0)
62 for (i = j + 1; i < NWORDS; i++)
63 if (ored_words[i] != 0)
65 fprintf (fp, "unknown");
66 return (fclose (fp) != 0);
69 if ((ored_words[j] >> i) & 1)
71 fprintf (fp, "word %d bit %d", (int) j, (int) i);
72 return (fclose (fp) != 0);
75 fprintf (fp, "unknown");
76 return (fclose (fp) != 0);
79 [gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0=`cat conftest.out`],
80 [gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0="unknown"],
82 dnl When cross-compiling, we don't know. It depends on the
83 dnl ABI and compiler version. There are too many cases.
84 gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0="unknown"
88 case "$gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0" in
90 word=`echo "$gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0" | sed -e 's/word //' -e 's/ bit.*//'`
91 bit=`echo "$gl_cv_cc_long_double_expbit0" | sed -e 's/word.*bit //'`
92 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LDBL_EXPBIT0_WORD], [$word],
93 [Define as the word index where to find the exponent of 'long double'.])
94 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LDBL_EXPBIT0_BIT], [$bit],
95 [Define as the bit index in the word where to find bit 0 of the exponent of 'long double'.])