[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #811: install error: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `fnstsw'

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#811: install error: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `fnstsw'
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 Reporter:  nbraspen  |        Owner:  cdavid  
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal    |    Milestone:  1.2.0   
Component:  Other     |      Version:  none    
 Severity:  normal    |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:            |  
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Changes (by cdavid):

  * status:  new => assigned
  * owner:  somebody => cdavid

Comment:

 I don't quite understand the current code in fenv. It should have never
 worked in the first place, since the instruction fnstsw expects a 2 bytes
 word. The real fix would be to use an uint16_t, but I need a better
 understanding before doing that.

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Ticket URL: <http://www.scipy.org/scipy/numpy/ticket/811#comment:2>
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