Re: gcc fails Paranoia (numeric) test under Linux

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From: Thomas Koenig
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 00:00

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In comp.os.linux.misc, anlauf@crunch.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de (Harald Anlauf) wrote:

>Even when I insert explicit casts,

>    save = (double) divby3(dividend);
>    if (save == (double) divby3(dividend))

>and

>double divby3(double value)
>{
>    return (double) (value / 3.0);
>}

>the comparison still fails.  I am not aware of any gcc switch that
>makes the comparison true.

Have you tried the '-ffloat-store' option?

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