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-rw-r--r--gas/atof-generic.c9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gas/atof-generic.c b/gas/atof-generic.c
index b55945a..6d6d195 100644
--- a/gas/atof-generic.c
+++ b/gas/atof-generic.c
@@ -319,10 +319,19 @@ atof_generic (address_of_string_pointer,
+ 1); /* Number of destination littlenums. */
/* Includes guard bits (two littlenums worth) */
+#if 0 /* The integer version below is very close, and it doesn't
+ require floating point support (which is currently buggy on
+ the Alpha). */
maximum_useful_digits = (((double) (precision - 2))
* ((double) (LITTLENUM_NUMBER_OF_BITS))
/ (LOG_TO_BASE_2_OF_10))
+ 2; /* 2 :: guard digits. */
+#else
+ maximum_useful_digits = (((precision - 2))
+ * ( (LITTLENUM_NUMBER_OF_BITS))
+ * 1000000 / 3321928)
+ + 2; /* 2 :: guard digits. */
+#endif
if (number_of_digits_available > maximum_useful_digits)
{