Hi Paul, > Making the variable 'static' might cause some compilers to notice that > the variable never changes, so it's a constant, so it can be folded, and > then they (mistakenly) convert -0.0 to 0.0. Originally the variable was > extern and the extern hack prevents most compilers from doing this > incorrect optimization (unless they're doing whole-program optimization, > which typically they aren't). Since making the variable static removed > the hack, I decided it was clearer to use the larger change, which makes > it more obvious that we aren't trying to work around this potential > problem any more.
Yes, I perfectly agree. When I said "a simpler fix", I did not mean "a better fix". Your fix is the more reliable one! Bruno
