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─────Floating-Point Options (/FP)───────────────────────────────────────────
 
     The FP options control floating-point operations:
 
     Option     Effect
 
     /FPi       Generates inline instructions and uses emulator math
 
     /FPi87     Generates inline instructions and uses 80x87 commands
 
     /FPc       Generates floating-point calls and uses emulator math
 
     /FPc87     Generates floating-point calls and uses 80x87 commands
 
     /FPa       Generates floating-point calls and uses alternate math
 
     By default, programs use the 80x87 coprocessor. If your computer
     does not have a coprocessor, you must specify a floating-point
     option that uses either the emulator or the alternate-math
     package.
 
     The compiler does not generate true inline 80x87 code with the
     /FPi87 option. Instead, the compiler inserts software interrupts
     that fix each interrupt to use either the emulator or
     coprocessor, as appropriate. If you force-link the emulator code
     to a program, these interrupts call the emulator if a math chip
     is not available.
 
     See Also: ◄/A►
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