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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [OFFTOPIC] std::numeric_limits<double>::min() question.
From:       Gary Greene <greeneg () phoenuxos ! com>
Date:       2006-04-26 20:39:08
Message-ID: 200604261639.08132.greeneg () phoenuxos ! com
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On Wednesday 26 April 2006 04:36 pm, Will Entriken wrote:
> i think that looks find, unless you know the first value of d, before
> you enter the loop, just make it that.
>
> good luck
> -WE
>
> On 4/26/06, Dmitry Suzdalev <dimsuz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 27 April 2006 00:12, Will Entriken wrote:
> > > std::numeric_limits<double>::min() return the minimum positive value.
> >
> > Hmm... yes? :)
> > Bahhh, I should read docs more carefully, thanks! :)
> >
> > > you could try maxd = -1 if d will be non-negative. that will be pretty
> > > obvious what is going on.
> >
> > Nope, d might be negative - that's why I didn't use -1 for maxd.
> > So, then another question:
> > Maybe I'm wrong when I say that
> > "-std::numeric_limits<double>::max()" is messy-looking?
> >
> > Now that I know (thanks, Will), that min() return minimum _positive_
> > value, I think that using -max() is all right. Is this so?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Dmitry.
> >
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Will can you please not top post? It breaks quoting and my train of though on 
the matter....

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