[cfp-interest 3578] llquantexp(infinity)
Fred J. Tydeman
tydeman at tybor.com
Sat Aug 30 20:08:20 PDT 2025
Given that llquantexpdN(max finite) is a large positive integer,
it seems to me that llquantexpdN(infinity) should be LLONG_MAX
(not LLONG_MIN) and be a domain error.
IEEE 754-2019 says in 5.3.2: quantum(infinity) is +infinity.
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