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charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I neglected to mention I'm using a version pulled from git yesterday, i.e. $ od --version od (GNU coreutils) 9.4.114-6ec1f on a SLES 15 SP1 GNU/Linux system, x86_64 hardware, kernel version 4.12.14 = . From: Rozenberg, Eyal (Consultant) Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2024 14:44 To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: Can't use od to print half-precision floats If I try to use the od utility to print half-precision (FP16) floating-poin= t values, I get: $ od -t f2 myfloats.bin od: invalid type string 'f2'; this system doesn't provide a 2-byte floating point type I'm not exactly sure what "this system" means, but that should work and pri= nt out my floats. Eyal PS - This is my first bug-coreutils post, please be gentle. --_000_LV8PR22MB5026CCEE0122A93DF6859178FF432LV8PR22MB5026namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I neglected to mention I’m using a version pul= led from git yesterday, i.e.

 

$ od --version<= o:p>

od (GNU coreuti= ls) 9.4.114-6ec1f

 

on a SLES 15 SP1 GNU/Linux system, x86_64 hardware, = kernel version 4.12.14 .

 

 

From: Rozenberg, Eyal (Consultant)
Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2024 14:44
To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
Subject: Can't use od to print half-precision floats

 

If I try to use the od utility to print half-precisi= on (FP16) floating-point values, I get:

 

$ od -t f2 myfl= oats.bin

od: invalid typ= e string ‘f2’;

this system doe= sn't provide a 2-byte floating point type

 

I’m not exactly sure what “this system&#= 8221; means, but that should work and print out my floats.

 

Eyal

 

PS – This is my first bug-coreutils post, plea= se be gentle.

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