Re: Exception handling
Hi,
On 2013-08-11 09:54:15 +0800, Guillaume Melquiond wrote:
> The standard draft needs to say a few words about status, exceptions, and
> their handling. I intend to work on it starting August 20th. If you have
> comments regarding this matter, please contact me.
>
> I can think of three points that need wordings:
>
> 1. Should interval operations signal things?
> 2. Can exceptional situations be encountered and how should this information
> be conveyed to the user?
> 3. How does IEEE-1788 interact with IEEE-754 exception handling?
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It was decided that there should not be exceptions, but decorations.
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