pcb@gator.cacs.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs) (03/18/90)
I am trying to detect overflow, 0 divide and, although it may seem
unlikely, underflow. Doesn't SIGFPE detect this? If so, why doesn't
the following SMALL code work?
Why and how in the heck can vendors not provide for underflow detection?
I am working on SUN 3,4 and Val 11780.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <errno.h>
void h();
main()
{
int i=1;
float a=2.3;
signal(SIGFPE,h);
printf ("errno %d\n",errno);
i = i / 0;
a = a / 0.0;
a = 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.9;
printf ("%d %f\n",i,a);
}
void h()
{
printf ("testing...1 hour\n");
exit(1);
}
output:
1 inf
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