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Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
HF0327: 8087 LIBRARY PATCH
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Revision Date: 9/91
Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft FORTRAN version 5.0.

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The enclosed 8087 Library Patch disk contains a patch for your
emulator or coprocessor library that should correct the problem you
encountered using FORTRAN version 5.0 and an 8087 coprocessor with
this library. The erroneous results were generated because the control
word was not properly initialized for an 8087 coprocessor. This
problem was corrected in Microsoft FORTRAN version 5.1.

To install the patch, replace a module in the appropriate library with
the 87EXIST.OBJ file on the enclosed disk by doing the following:

1. Copy 87EXIST.OBJ from the enclosed disk to your LIB subdirectory
(for example, C:\LIB).

2. From your LIB directory, invoke the library manager, LIB.EXE, with
a line such as the following:

LIB LLIBFOR7-+87EXIST.OBJ;

This line causes the 87EXIST module in LLIBFOR7.LIB to be
replaced with the 87EXIST file provided on the enclosed disk.
Substitute the name of your coprocessor or emulator library
(for example, LLIBFORE or MLIBFORE) for the LLIBFOR7 listed
above.

If you have any difficulties with this patch, please contact Microsoft
Product Support Services at (206) 637-7096.