Re: [HACKERS] NAN code
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: jwieck@debis.com
Cc: hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1999-01-04T15:59:53Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> num is of type Numeric, which is a pointer to struct > NumericData! So the above should result in some compiler > warning (in fact it type casts a pointer into a double value > - and that will give unpredictable results). > > Seems that only isnan() is defined as part of Posix. But not > a definition that can force a NAN. So we have to find a > portable way to define the value NaN for double and float. > Does anybody know of such a way? See my later postings. 0.0/0.0 seems to do it. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle maillist@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026