----Original Message---- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Johan Råde Sent: 13 November 2006 16:41 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Optimized portable isnan, isfinite, fpclassify etc
Paul A Bristow wrote:
Johan Råde wrote:
I did some tests with VC6.5: [snip] std::numeric_limits<T>::signaling_NaN() does return negative infinity.
This was a feature - I complained about it to PJP many years ago - after thinking I was terminally confused. I believe is has been corrected.
I suggest you/we stop trying to support this obselete version of the library. It will only encourage people to keep on (ab-)using it ;-)
Paul
VC 6.5 is on the list of platforms officially supported by Boost.
I don't think there really is such a thing as "THE list of platforms supported by Boost". Different libraries support different platforms. Some libraries continue to support VC 6.5, but there is no reason for a new library to make an effort to support it.
It is hard for me to imagine that anyone still uses it.
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