Re: 3.0.2 release (mingw32 check)

[Benjamin Lindner]

Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> Hello Benjamin
>
> >  >>>>> processing 
> d:\files\admin\octaveforge_svn\trunk\octave-forge\admin\Windows\mingw32\octave\octave-3.0.2\scripts/general\bitcmp.m
> >    ***** 
> > assert(bitcmp(A,Amax),bitor(bitshift(1,Amax-1),bitshift(1,Amax-2)));
> > !!!!! test failed
> > error: assert (bitcmp (A, Amax),bitor (bitshift (1, Amax - 1), bitshift 
> > (1, Amax - 2))) expected
> > 6.7554e+015
> > but got
> > 1.1259e+016
> > values do not match
> > shared variables {
> >    Amax =  53
> >    Bmax = 9.0072e+015
> >    A = 2.2518e+015
> > }
> >
> > This one, Micheal reported to have been fixed in newer sources, so I 
> > don't bother with it, right?
>
>
> The patch made by Michael is effective when round function is not detected in 
> the ./confugure.
> For mingw case, the round fuction flag is true so that his patch is not 
> effective.
> This problem caused by bug of mingw gcc complier and it seems fixed the latest 
> complier, gcc 4.30 on
> mingw.
>
> To use Michael's round fucntion, I always modify the config.h after configure.
>
> /* Define to 1 if you have the `round' function. */
> * #define HAVE_ROUND 1*
>   |
>   V
> /* Define to 1 if you have the `round' function. */
> /* #undef HAVE_ROUND */
>
> Then test will be successful.
>
> Regards
>
> Tatsuro

Thank you for the info!

benjamin