Fixing d2f in interpreter (Was: Re: [kaffe] Re: Re: NetBSD/ppc now works)

[Dalibor Topic]

Dalibor Topic wrote:
> Riccardo wrote:

> I suspect that d2f is broken in the interpreter. The Java language spec 
> demands that in case of overflow the value of float is a signed 
> infinity, but the C standard says oveflow results in undefined 
> behaviour. So I assume we'd have to check whether the double is 
> representable as a float before we convert it, and handle the special 
> cases that would invoke undefined behaviour ourself.
> 
> I'm working on a patch.

Okay, I've got a patch for the interpreter. I'm unsure if it's really 
necessary, or if it really fixes things, but hey, it's worth a try :)

Could you give this patch a try on netbsd-ppc and see if it fixes the 
DoubleCvt test?

cheers,
dalibor topic
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