[Bug c/19765] GCC math operations can fail with type double

2005-02-02 Thread pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org
--- Additional Comments From pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2005-02-02 18:18 --- Not a bug, the large number - 1.0 is still large number because with doubles you cannot repestent that number, -- What|Removed |Added --

[Bug c/19765] GCC math operations can fail with type double

2005-02-02 Thread schlie at comcast dot net
--- Additional Comments From schlie at comcast dot net 2005-02-02 17:54 --- Because the "big number" exceeds the representable precision of a double, thereby 1 is less significant than the least significant representable magnitude of the stored value, thereby can't effect it if summed.