Re: yet another Java oddity

[Daniel J Sebald]

On 02/08/2013 04:37 PM, Michael D. Godfrey wrote:
> On 02/08/2013 05:33 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
> > On 02/08/2013 04:12 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:

> > Actually, it's a mix of 32 bit and 64 bit with promotion rules.  I've
> > tried to locate the source code, but openjdk is a pretty big project
> > with multiple repositories.  I'm not sure if it would be in the
> > development kit or the virtual machine either.
> >
> > I'm guessing that Java is running in the same thread, correct?
> > Otherwise, it seems like the OS might handle restoring the state.
> >
> > Well, use your judgment as to what level of software should be
> > concerned about this.
> >
> > Dan
> It may make sense to put code in Octave initialization which checks the
> FPU state,
> and modifies it if necessary.  This will prevent this problem from
> coming back again.
>
> It does also eliminate the opportunity for some seriously good
> diagnostic work!!!

True, but it could also prove challenging programming, i.e., portable 
code for low level instructions at the compilation, rather than 
assembly, level.  (Find out by doing, of course.)

Dan