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> From: Kbwms AT aol DOT com
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:11:51 EDT
> 
> You are correct.  Setting a bit somewhere does not raise the exception; that
> must be done separately -- in the new regime by calling feraiseexcept().

Right.  And I don't see where the effect of feraiseexcept is described
in the standard.  All I see is a bunch of functions for setting and
testing bits in the FP exceptions status word.

Did I miss something?  Does C9x specify what does it mean by
``floating-point exception''?