From: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: FP Error
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:00:43 -0400
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Anders David Skarin wrote:
> 
> Ardy Falls wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I get an FP error occasionaly when I try to cast a float to a char.
> > Why?
> >         ardy
> 
> I won't answere youre question but i can verify it. It has happend to me
> aswell, it might be a terrible bug in DJGPP. If i ever find an answer
> i'll be sure to send it to you.
> 

Convering a float to a char potentially involves convertin a value that cannor
be represented, for which the behavior is undefined.  This is a programmer
error, not a compiler bug.


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