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Gabriel Dos Reis wrote: > > Joao Cardoso <jcardoso@inescn.pt> writes: > > | Hi, > | > | [I have recently put a question on the egcs mailing list, but this is > | the correct place to do it, I think.] > | > | `<<' generate special tokens when outputing float/doubles that are > | not numbers (NaN) or are infinity (Inf). > | However, `>>' can't read those tokens. Is this deliberate? > > I don't think so. Personnally, I came accross, a few days ago, the > question of whether libtsdc++ should allow this or not--that was when > reading LIA-1. A quick look at clause 2 (Lexical conventions) lets me > under the impression that allowing reading NaN, Inf or so should be > flagged as extensions. > > | > | If I submit a patch to make libstdc++ read what it output, will it be > | accepted (in principle)? I think that no standard specify it... > > If you have a patch, then send it to the list. I and Artur <ajc@inescn.pt> are working on it. Then you guys will decide if it will be an extension or whatever. OK? > > My inclination will be to get it into lidstc++ as an extension. Does > anyone have another idea ? > > -- Gaby -- Joao Cardoso, INESC | e-mail: R. Jose Falcao 110 | tel: + 351 2 2094345 4050 Porto, Portugal | fax: + 351 2 2008487