Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13011: BOOST_TEST broken with floating point relational operators

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13011: BOOST_TEST broken with floating point relational operators
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-05-06 02:46:22

#13011: BOOST_TEST broken with floating point relational operators
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  Reporter:  chris42f@…        |      Owner:  rogeeff
      Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  test
   Version:  Boost 1.63.0      |   Severity:  Regression
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
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Comment (by nigels.com@…):

 Yes, I agree that the principle of least-surprise ought to apply to
 BOOST_TEST.

 Perhaps we ought to cast to bool as a matter of best practice.

 {{{
 BOOST_TEST( bool(fabs(a-b) < 1e-16) )
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/13011#comment:3>
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