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@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ please let me know.
3.13. When using the db-2 library which comes with glibc is used in
the Perl db modules the testsuite is not passed. This did not
happen with db-1, gdbm, or ndbm.
+3.14. The pow() inline function I get when including <math.h> is broken.
+ I get segmentation faults when I run the program.
4. Miscellaneous
@@ -1178,6 +1180,16 @@ Paul Marquess <pmarquess@bfsec.bt.co.uk> acknowledged this change and fixed
the testsuite so that if you use DB_File v1.60 or later you should not have
any more problems with db-2.
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+3.14. The pow() inline function I get when including <math.h> is broken.
+ I get segmentation faults when I run the program.
+
+{UD} Nope, the implementation is correct. The problem is with egcs version
+prior to 1.1. I.e., egcs 1.0 to 1.0.3 are all broken (at least on Intel).
+If you have to use this compiler you must define __NO_MATH_INLINES before
+including <math.h> to prevent the inline functions from being used. egcs 1.1
+fixes the problem. I don't know about gcc 2.8 and 2.8.1.
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