Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Check for ERANGE in exp()

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Check for ERANGE in exp()
Date: 2007-01-07 03:04:02
Message-ID: 200701070304.l07342H07043@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Tom, on HPPA, does ERANGE get set for both overflow and underflow? I
> > assume only overflow.
>
> Yeah, AFAICT exp() just returns zero for underflow cases. I get
>
> regression=# select exp(-2000);
> ERROR: value out of range: underflow
>
> but I was getting that before your last patch, too.

Uh, if you were getting that before my last patch, then I don't think
you return ERANGE for underflow.

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