GNU bug report logs - #72145
rare Emacs screwups on x86 due to GCC bug 58416

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:27:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 72145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#72145: rare Emacs screwups on x86 due to GCC bug 58416
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:22:07 -0400

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  > * Rewrite Emacs to never use 'double' (or 'float' or 'long double') 
  > inside a union. This could be painful and hardly seems worthwhile.

Where does Emacs use those types inside a union?
Maybe this is not difficult.

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