https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=92875
--- Comment #7 from Vincent Lefèvre <vincent-gcc at vinc17 dot net> --- (In reply to jos...@codesourcery.com from comment #5) > Lack of direct float and double arithmetic requires FLT_EVAL_METHOD == 2 No, FLT_EVAL_METHOD could also be negative, in which case GCC would be allowed to evaluate floating-point constants of type float in whatever range and precision it wishes.