how *not* to use denormalised numbers?

[N.M. Maclaren]

On Nov 10 2015, Steve Kargl wrote:
>
>Although I haven't checked, you'll probably need to use the
>IEEE arithmetic modules to control subnormal numbers or use
>C interop and fenv features to manipulate the FPU.

I agree.  I would hope that the default is to use the 'native' mode,
whatever that is, on the grounds that changing the mode is bad news
for interoperability with C and some libraries,

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.