Re: [boost] [test] comparing floating point values

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-16 10:01:15

>-----Original Message-----
>From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
>[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Jody Hagins
>Sent: 16 May 2007 14:33
>To: boost_at_[hidden]
>Subject: Re: [boost] [test] comparing floating point values
>
>On Wed, 16 May 2007 10:42:26 +0100
>"Paul A Bristow" <pbristow_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> In practice this is unlikely to bite you - but during testing it
>> might, if you demand equality BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL rather than using a
>> BOOST_CHECK_CLOSE_FRACTION() with a single epsilon sized tolerance.
>
>Thanks, Paul.  I don't use MSVC, 

So you will be pleased to know that I had reports that gcc didn't have this unwanted feature :-)

Paul