Re: [boost] Optimized portable isnan, isfinite, fpclassify etc

From: Boris Gubenko (Boris.Gubenko_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-09 13:22:34

Johan Rede wrote:

> Is the following description correct:
>
> "The library has been tested on the following platforms:
>
>    ...
>    Tru64 / Compaq C++ 7.1 / alpha  (in IEEE floating point mode)
>    VMS / HP C++ 7.1 / alpha        (in IEEE floating point mode)
>    VMS / HP C++ 7.2 / ia64         (in IEEE floating point mode)
>
> The library does not support the VAX floating point mode
> on Tru64 / Compaq C++ and VMS / HP C++."

  Tru64, like most of other platforms, does not support any
  floating point mode other than IEEE. For this platform, "(in IEEE floating 
point mode)" is reduntant.

  This is how I'd describe it:

"The library has been tested on the following platforms:
   ...
   Tru64 / Compaq C++ 7.1 / alpha
   VMS / HP C++ 7.1 / alpha        (in IEEE floating point mode)
   VMS / HP C++ 7.2 / ia64         (in IEEE floating point mode)

The library does not support the VAX floating point mode on VMS."

  Thanks,
    Boris