Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6571: lexical_case<float>(someString) does not recognize IEEE exceptions

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6571: lexical_case<float>(someString) does not recognize IEEE exceptions
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-02-20 16:37:18

#6571: lexical_case<float>(someString) does not recognize IEEE exceptions
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  Reporter:  Chromatix <mhazadmanesh2009@…>          |       Owner:  apolukhin   
      Type:  Bugs                                    |      Status:  assigned    
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                        |   Component:  lexical_cast
   Version:  Boost 1.48.0                            |    Severity:  Problem     
Resolution:                                          |    Keywords:              
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Comment (by apolukhin):

 I`ve tested boost_1.48 on VC10 and
 boost::lexical_cast<string>(sqrt(-1.0)); output is '-nan'.[[BR]]
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 "-1.#IND" is not a standard, but rather a compiler specific extension.
 Lexical_cast will not support it.[[BR]]
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 You can use lexical_cast everywhere and have a cross platform portable
 behavior. Or you can wrap around lexical_cast function and use that
 wrapper to support compiler extensions, violating standard.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6571#comment:4>
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