Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:38:09 -0500 From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> Cc: freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Does posix say anything about the sign in NaNs ? Message-ID: <B05228F3-4ADD-4BE4-B521-43997F56CA69@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20141225004002.GA7015@straylight.m.ringlet.net> References: <549B1115.8000909@FreeBSD.org> <20141225004002.GA7015@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
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> Il giorno 24/dic/2014, alle ore 19:40, Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> ha scritto: > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 02:16:37PM -0500, Pedro Giffuni wrote: >> Hello; >> >> I got the attached patch from OpenBSD. >> >> It says: >> ____ >> Show the sign for NaN as per POSIX; from Elliott Hughes. >> ok martynas@, millert@, doug@ >> ____ >> >> I can't find a reference in POSIX documentation to support it though. > > The message to OpenBSD's tech@ list that suggested this was > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=141876375108892&w=2 > OK, so the change seems to come from google. > The text from POSIX that it quotes may be found e.g. at > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/fprintf.html > (search for "A double argument representing an infinity") > >> Anyone has a reason why we shouldn't adopt it, or a reference I can quote >> on the commit log? > > Hope the above helps! > Certainly, thanks! Pedro.home | help
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