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Re: Comparing doubles

From: Lars Brinkhoff <lars dot spam at nocrew dot org>
To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: 02 Jul 2002 16:45:46 +0200
Subject: Re: Comparing doubles
Organization: nocrew
References: <8565zziaat.fsf@junk.nocrew.org><jmit3zp9aq.fsf@desire.geoffk.org> <85sn32hckl.fsf@junk.nocrew.org>

Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> writes:
> > Lars Brinkhoff <lars@nocrew.org> writes:
> > > would it be acceptable for a GCC back end to compare two doubles
> > > by subtracting them, converting the result to float, and then
> > > compare the result against zero?
> Geoff Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> writes:
> > If you define __STDC_IEC_559__, no.
> That is now the case.

Sorry, NOT the case.

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References:
- Comparing doubles
  - From: Lars Brinkhoff
- Re: Comparing doubles
  - From: Geoff Keating
- Re: Comparing doubles
  - From: Lars Brinkhoff

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