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diff --git a/tools/test/testfloat/README.txt b/tools/test/testfloat/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..fe99fd95d641 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/test/testfloat/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ + +Package Overview for TestFloat Release 2a + +John R. Hauser +1998 December 16 + + +TestFloat is a program for testing that a floating-point implementation +conforms to the IEC/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic. +TestFloat is distributed in the form of C source code. The TestFloat +package actually provides two related programs: + +-- The `testfloat' program tests a system's floating-point for conformance + to the IEC/IEEE Standard. This program uses the SoftFloat software + floating-point implementation as a basis for comparison. + +-- The `testsoftfloat' program tests SoftFloat itself for conformance to + the IEC/IEEE Standard. These tests are performed by comparing against a + separate, slower software floating-point that is included in the TestFloat + package. + +TestFloat depends on SoftFloat, but SoftFloat is not included in the +TestFloat package. SoftFloat can be obtained through the Web page `http:// +HTTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU/~jhauser/arithmetic/SoftFloat.html'. + +TestFloat is documented in three text files: + + testfloat.txt Documentation for using the TestFloat programs + (both `testfloat' and `testsoftfloat'). + testfloat-source.txt Documentation for porting and compiling TestFloat. + testfloat-history.txt History of major changes to TestFloat. + +The following file is also provided: + + systemBugs.txt Information about processor bugs found using + TestFloat. + +Other files in the package comprise the source code for TestFloat. + +Please be aware that some work is involved in porting this software to other +targets. It is not just a matter of getting `make' to complete without +error messages. I would have written the code that way if I could, but +there are fundamental differences between systems that I can't make go away. +You should not attempt to compile the TestFloat sources without first +reading `testfloat-source.txt'. + +At the time of this writing, the most up-to-date information about +TestFloat and the latest release can be found at the Web page `http:// +HTTP.CS.Berkeley.EDU/~jhauser/arithmetic/TestFloat.html'. + |