[fpc-devel] Extended type

[Daniël Mantione]

Op Sun, 17 Apr 2011, schreef Sven Barth:

> On Windows 64-bit you must not use the x87 FPU, because Microsoft wants it 
> so. Thus on Win64 Extended=Double.
>
> On other x86_64 based operating systems the state might be different.

You can use the x87 on Linux. Don't know for FreeBSD, but I expect yes, 
since it uses the same calling conventions as Linux and x87 is part of 
those conventions.

Daniël