floats on Windows

From: Joachim Schimpf <j.schimpf_at_icparc.ic.ac.uk>
Date: Thu 02 Nov 2000 12:37:48 PM GMT
Message-ID: <3A01601C.D3D01499@icparc.ic.ac.uk>

[eclipse 1]: X is -1.0/1.0Inf, Y is X*1.0Inf.

Y = -1.#IND
X = 0.0

two problems:
1. negative zero not printed correctly
2. NaN is not detected

-- Joachim

Received on Thu Nov 02 12:37:48 2000

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