[Cfp-interest 1306] Re: fesetexcept() and optional inexact

[Jim Thomas]

fesetexcept binds to the IEEE 754 raiseFlags operation, which is a non-computational operation. The NOTE in 754 7.6 is in the context of operations that deliver numerical results. 


> On May 3, 2019, at 7:59 AM, Fred J. Tydeman <tydeman at tybor.com> wrote:
> 
> Should
> 
> Whether the fesetexcept function additionally sets the "inexact"
> floating-point exception flag whenever it sets the "overflow" or "underflow" floating-point exception
> flag is implementation-defined.
> 
> be added to fesetexcept()?
> 
> 
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