Serious bug

[Richard Hadsell]

Jeffrey A Law wrote:
> 
>   In message < 360F905D.4B1@blueskystudios.com >you write:
>   > (1) If you subtract a number from itself, you get 0.
> Not for ieee754 math.
> 
>   > (2) If you compare a number with itself, you get equality.
> Not for ieee754 math.
> 
>   > (3) If you assign a number to another of the same type, you get the same
>   > number.
> I don't know about this one.

This is not a matter of standards.  It's math.  Most of us have been
dealing with both integer and floating-point math in various forms long
enough to realize that it's possible to get these basics right.  I
wouldn't fall back on any standard to excuse the compiler.  I would,
however, blame the processor architecture or implementation, if it turns
out to be costly to implement.

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