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Re: RFA: don't try to compare IEEE NaN's
Fernando Nasser wrote:
>
> Jim Blandy wrote:
> >
> > I think assigning a floating-point constant, which is clearly within
> > the range of the type, is the most portable way to get a real
> > floating-point value into the variable. The values I chose should
> > have interesting bits throughout the mantissa, so we'll notice if
> > they're truncated.
> >
> > So I still think the patch I posted is okay.
>
> OK. Just update the comments to reflect what was discussed here (if
> needed) and I am happy.
>
> Eli and Michael, do you still object to this change?
I never did object to it. I think Jim's basically on the right track.