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-rw-r--r--sysdeps/s390/bits/flt-eval-method.h24
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 725a988..0820984 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
program is now installed in the /usr/bin subdirectory. Previously,
the /usr/sbin subdirectory was used.
+* On s390(x), the type float_t is now derived from the macro
+ __FLT_EVAL_METHOD__ that is defined by the compiler, instead of being
+ hardcoded to double. This does not affect the ABI of any libraries
+ that are part of the GNU C Library, but may affect the ABI of other
+ libraries that use this type in their interfaces. The new definition
+ improves consistency with compiler behavior in many scenarios.
+
Changes to build and runtime requirements:
* On Linux, the system administrator needs to configure /dev/pts with
diff --git a/sysdeps/s390/bits/flt-eval-method.h b/sysdeps/s390/bits/flt-eval-method.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 826bbfe..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/s390/bits/flt-eval-method.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* Define __GLIBC_FLT_EVAL_METHOD. S/390 version.
- Copyright (C) 2016-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
- The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
- The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
- <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
-
-#ifndef _MATH_H
-# error "Never use <bits/flt-eval-method.h> directly; include <math.h> instead."
-#endif
-
-/* This value is used because of a historical mistake. */
-#define __GLIBC_FLT_EVAL_METHOD 1