Moving floating point values around

[Jim Valerio]

In article <4256 at lynx.UUCP> m5 at lynx.UUCP (Mike McNally) asks if it is okay
to move floating-point values around on the '86 without using the '87
FLD/FSTP instructions.

The IEEE 754/854 standards say:

	"Whether copying without change of format is considered
	an operation is an implementation option."

If you aren't familiar with the 754/854 standards, it may not be obvious
that this means that you are encouraged to do exactly what Mike is asking.
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