Re: [boost] Boost Test Library: general floating point comparisons

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-16 13:19:45

Glenn Schrader wrote:
> Hmmm.
>
> An absolute difference is:
>
>    BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE( x, y, 1e-5 );
>
> True??

No!

That test will fail if the relative difference between x and y is greater 
than 1e-5% (1e-7 relative difference in other words).

John.