Re: Division in C++

Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net>
12 Jul 2005 06:45:32 -0400

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From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers,gnu.g++.help
Date: 12 Jul 2005 06:45:32 -0400
Organization: Integrable Solutions
References: 05-07-046 05-07-051
Keywords: GCC, C, arithmetic
Posted-Date: 12 Jul 2005 06:45:32 EDT

"Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk" <qrczak@knm.org.pl> writes:


| > - if (static_cast<double>(a/b)<=c) endless loop
|
| This looks like a bug in the compiler, a cast should cut off excess
| precision.
|
| gcc has an option to turn this off: -ffloat-store


But, it does not work all the time. Search for GCC mailing list
archives and bug database.


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