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+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.ORG>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/alpha/_fpmath.h,v 1.6 2005/03/07 04:55:21 das Exp $
+ */
+
+union IEEEl2bits {
+	long double	e;
+	struct {
+		unsigned int	manl	:32;
+		unsigned int	manh	:20;
+		unsigned int	exp	:11;
+		unsigned int	sign	:1;
+	} bits;
+};
+
+#define	mask_nbit_l(u)	((void)0)
+#define	LDBL_IMPLICIT_NBIT
+#define	LDBL_NBIT	0
+
+#define	LDBL_MANH_SIZE	20
+#define	LDBL_MANL_SIZE	32
+
+#define	LDBL_TO_ARRAY32(u, a) do {			\
+	(a)[0] = (uint32_t)(u).bits.manl;		\
+	(a)[1] = (uint32_t)(u).bits.manh;		\
+} while(0)