Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 02:40:02 +0200 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Does posix say anything about the sign in NaNs ? Message-ID: <20141225004002.GA7015@straylight.m.ringlet.net> In-Reply-To: <549B1115.8000909@FreeBSD.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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 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! > ps. Merry Christmas to everyone !! Same to you! :) G'luck, Peter -- Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@FreeBSD.org p.penchev@storpool.com PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint 2EE7 A7A5 17FC 124C F115 C354 651E EFB0 2527 DF13 [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJUm1zdAAoJEGUe77AlJ98T0NEP/jYdtHE36q1XdNRIyGjU4w5g QlhHL2PXgakrPhwS218lS1jSlu9ozhk4LnOAzs/5KovEwdcE7sZ/XBfLmDp6gOUk mCKzVxvVGvg0E1WRx0yBPuLauahYrffiXw71MYj9AYq1AYrcBbqRsJyYe7p+XSFp MaEkq4L8tcE1jCJIgUDg2YYu30TM+Dzp7pzz5fX841UjMg6IDos29ZjqRyeL7rru li2erQLCTxFNV24ag3CmbJhMsGfSH7H90PfAeUoH948PhW2PBpfCYSTAKy1mgGz8 X2ZqPjCuk+6SmIvi/h/s81F88Fw4sXHQ0iQQuR7laEcGrC9jqy32X4TauhKEH+XJ bcU68zuWolAQts1uxyrBQSpW5vEUWRp9Acg39/npDtP0ACB0YZ1nu00r/lDm3eXS ouJ8cjuASNxGhfaRAdx8+JWsmUZyuD8+uMGuFoI6hyT0nzoUJPsLAvfKxZGmL3rC 7tVOTHJR+y8PrusgiodjUAPCeYLt4H5rQG8B/ELTSmM7G3ovJ8kuKHsLgPXbM7x9 ItS/sjYlJIAC9UukYQZpKf48mlQ1sqEn7OZ/MgSZxefqJlmk+CJzoLx/UDZE11n9 k76hZb7E7kivej5gtEA3Q6sUIGHJiIyLaCMW4X1mYjgggqcPc7BtH0wUQVsQ8Qrg 5qOO8v1VwTjJU/nCb8ab =m0PD -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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