[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13617: Eternal loop when assigning infinity or NaN

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13617: Eternal loop when assigning infinity or NaN
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-06-25 10:48:31

#13617: Eternal loop when assigning infinity or NaN
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 Reporter:  PieterB@…         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  None
  Version:  Boost 1.67.0      |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                    |
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 The following statement gets into an eternal loop in release builds (where
 NDEBUG is defined):

 {{{
 boost::multiprecision::int128_t
 inf_i(std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity());
 }}}

 This is caught by a BOOST_ASSERT otherwise. Same is true for NaN.

 Question: should the assignment not simply assign 'infinity' instead (or
 throw an exception)n in such cases?

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/13617>
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