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List:       gcc-bugs
Subject:    Re: gcc compiler bug
From:       Alan Modra <alan () linuxcare ! com ! au>
Date:       2000-05-31 23:55:49
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On Wed, 31 May 2000, Dale Williamson wrote:

> Synopsis: under certain circumstances the bits of a double number re-
> turned from a function may not be reliably transferred to a variable
> across an equal sign, as in the expression: (double)X = (double)func()

I think you need to read an 80x87 programmer's reference. :-)

Hint: The first two bit patterns you're playing with are NaNs.

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