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From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt float.c
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0106022239210.23690-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt float.c  (Tom Lane <tgl@hub.org>)
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Tom Lane writes:

>     Accept and output '-Infinity' as well as 'Infinity', per long-ago
>     suggestion from Ross Reedstrom.  Still needs work to make those symbols
>     convert to actual IEEE infinities (on machines where such things exist).

#ifdef INFINITY
    val = INFINITY;
#else
    elog?
#endif

Those who don't have INFINITY can define it in their port.h, like NAN.
1.0/0.0 should suffice.

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Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter

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