[FIX] Fraction>>asFloat returns infinity if numerator anddenominator both very large
Dan Ingalls
Dan.Ingalls at disney.com
Thu Oct 12 04:19:33 UTC 2000
>Hi, Martin:
>
>>Okay, I've got a fix that works pretty well under all the conditions
>>I've tried. If anybody sees any way to make this better, let me know.
>>This fix incorporates bits of the suggestions quoted below.
>
>You fix looks good -- it takes care of denorm creation, as well as
>handling the infinity reductions. Good Job!
>
>SqCentral; can we get this incorporated?
Sure -
I'm putting it out internally right now. It probably won't get a lot of testing, since it took you crazies more than a year to even discover, but we'll certainly put out the fix.
Our latest internal spate of changes is, as predicted, still quite radioactive. As soon as things cool off a bit we'll release those, and you should get your new asFloat (with maybe a few extra neutrons) at that time.
- Dan
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