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: 2012-02-16 04:22:43

#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 anonymous):

 using 1.48 version of lexical_cast works for "nan" but throws a error for
 "NaN". I do not think there is a formal specification for Not-A-Number in
 string form, but "NaN" is a common usage form.

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