Re: [boost] interval: compiling problems

From: Jens Maurer (Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-08-08 11:42:30

"Peter Schmitteckert (boost)" wrote:
> But it does not weem to work correctly on my Pentium MMX,
> and my Pentium III 

> Infinity: 0
> NaN: 0

You need to use

   -DBOOST_NO_LIMITS -D_CPP_NUMERIC_LIMITS

as a hacky workaround when compiling to avoid using the broken
std::numeric_limits<> from GCC's libstdc++.
(see Makefile).

(There's a reason why the test aborts when Infinity == NaN == 0).

Jens Maurer