[Cfp-interest 2650] Re: GB-287

[Vincent Lefevre]

On 2023-01-29 21:58:05 -0800, Jim Thomas wrote:
> IEEE 754 requires correctly rounded conversions between all
> supported formats (arithmetic and non-arithmetic).

But AFAIK, this does not apply to strings, though adding the
requirement for strings in C is good for the programmer.

> Adding the hexadecimal support completed the required conversions.
> See H.4.3 and the example in H.12.2.

Concerning the example in H.12.2, couldn't this be done with a cast?

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