[boost] Portable signbit macro/function?

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-02 10:20:51

Does anyone have a ***portable*** version of macro signbit (C99)

or can we combine versions that work on each compiler/hardware/endian...

or an equivalent C++ function, perhaps called is_negative?

(This would just test the signbit for the type(s)).

There are several places where this would be useful in dealing properly with
NaNs and zero and infinity etc.

Thanks

Paul

PS Must be Boost license of course.
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