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Re: [MiNT] Libcurl-ssl / RPM package



>> If you compile a program with -m68020-60, it will use the FPU in any
>> case. The program will fail and display an explicit error message if
>> someone tries to run it on a system without an FPU.
>
> That mean's when compiling for -m68020, the FPU is completly ignored, too.
> Right?
No, the program fails (there's no "emulation layer" embedded for non-FPU case).

> I know that an FPU can speed up floating point operations dramatically,
> and floating point math is involved alot in encryption / decryption - as
> far as I know.
Probably stupid argument but there's openssl library for 020+ only
since beginning certainly for some reason.

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