[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6805: Infinite loop in do_inverse_discrete_quantile(...)

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6805: Infinite loop in do_inverse_discrete_quantile(...)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-18 10:36:42

#6805: Infinite loop in do_inverse_discrete_quantile(...)
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 Reporter:  torsten.hilgenberg@…              |       Owner:  johnmaddock
     Type:  Bugs                              |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  To Be Determined                  |   Component:  math       
  Version:  Boost 1.49.0                      |    Severity:  Problem    
 Keywords:  distributions discrete quantiles  |  
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 {{{
 #include <boost/math/distributions/binomial.hpp>
 using boost::math::binomial_distribution;
 using boost::math::policies::policy;
 using boost::math::policies::discrete_quantile;

 binomial_distribution<double,
 policy<discrete_quantile<boost::math::policies::integer_round_up> > >
 distribution(100, 1e-10);

 quantile(distribution, 0.99999999);
 }}}

 This goes into boost\math\distributions\detail\inv_discrete_quantile.hpp's
 do_inverse_discrete_quantile with guess < 10 and never comes back.

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