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> This is not the first time that compiler
> 'upgrades' have introduced problems with REAL
> CONSTs.
>
> This is bad for confidence. I think a patch,
> or at least an explanation, would be helpful.
Read on Oms BlackBox page:
> Due to its stability, performance and simplicity, BlackBox is perfectly
suited for science
> and engineering applications.
Well, we all know that, in general, this assertion is true. But it would be
still more true if REALs were bug free.
When a calculation gives an undefined result, such as INF/INF, 0/0 or
INF-INF, the program traps. Is there a way, in this case, to replace the
undefined result by a predefined one and resume calculation without
trapping? And I mean that I'd like to get this behaviour without a plethora
of tests. Any idea? It's called exceptions in other languages.
Gérard
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