3.0.2 release (mingw32 check)

[Benjamin Lindner]

Tatsuro MATSUOKA wrote:
> Hello Benjamin
> 
>>  >>>>> processing 
>>
> d:\files\admin\octaveforge_svn\trunk\octave-forge\admin\Windows\mingw32\octave\octave-3.0.2\scripts/general\bitcmp.m
>>    ***** 
>> assert(bitcmp(A,Amax),bitor(bitshift(1,Amax-1),bitshift(1,Amax-2)));
>> !!!!! test failed
>> error: assert (bitcmp (A, Amax),bitor (bitshift (1, Amax - 1), bitshift 
>> (1, Amax - 2))) expected
>> 6.7554e+015
>> but got
>> 1.1259e+016
>> values do not match
>> shared variables {
>>    Amax =  53
>>    Bmax = 9.0072e+015
>>    A = 2.2518e+015
>> }
>>
>> This one, Micheal reported to have been fixed in newer sources, so I 
>> don't bother with it, right?
>>
> 
> 
> The patch made by Michael is effective when round function is not detected in the ./confugure.
> For mingw case, the round fuction flag is true so that his patch is not effective.
> This problem caused by bug of mingw gcc complier and it seems fixed the latest complier, gcc 4.30 on
> mingw.
> 
> To use Michael's round fucntion, I always modify the config.h after configure.
> 
> /* Define to 1 if you have the `round' function. */
> * #define HAVE_ROUND 1*
>   |
>   V
> /* Define to 1 if you have the `round' function. */
> /* #undef HAVE_ROUND */
> 
> Then test will be successful.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tatsuro
> 

Thank you for the info!

benjamin