[cfp-interest 3555] Overflow, non-default rounding, errno is what?

Fred J. Tydeman tydeman at tybor.com
Sun Aug 3 16:56:02 PDT 2025


In reading 7.12.1 on "overflow", I do not see any words on what
happens to errno on overflow in non-default rounding.

Normally, if nothing is said, that means implicit Undefined Behaviour.
I assume we would want implementation-defined behaviour or
alter to ERANGE.



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