Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5689: lexical_cast must understand "inf" and "nan"

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5689: lexical_cast must understand "inf" and "nan"
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-05 03:35:44

#5689: lexical_cast must understand "inf" and "nan"
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  Reporter:  apolukhin                |       Owner:  apolukhin      
      Type:  Bugs                     |      Status:  closed         
 Milestone:  Boost 1.48.0             |   Component:  lexical_cast   
   Version:  Boost Development Trunk  |    Severity:  Regression     
Resolution:  fixed                    |    Keywords:  inf nan fininte
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Comment (by apolukhin):

 It is impossible, because:
 * it depends on functions of boost::math that exist only in trunk
 * this patch depends on some previous patches for lexical_cast that are
 only commited in trunk version and are not fully tested
 * this fix is a workaround for some rare compiler error, it can wait till
 1.48

 stringstream won`t help you, in 1.47 lexical_cast uses stringstream to
 convert float types. And VC++ hav no problems with conversion.

 You can always use a trunk version of boost. It will bring you all the new
 (but not always stable) features.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5689#comment:4>
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