> > when a real number overflows the program halts with EInvalidOp error. > > How can I make the program behave the more standard way, where the > > variable gets the value "inf" and execution continues normally? This is > > vital for many tasks, like fractal computation. > > You can use try..except..end block and switch -Sd when compile:
Thank you very much, this solves the problem though I think that performance-wise it is not optimal. What is the reason for freepascal being not IEEE-spec compliant? Is it backwards compatibility? > Or you may take a look IEEE specification if it is necessary to create > your > own big float support for larger precision with fractals. It seems really weird that there is no such unit in the standard freepascal distribution. It would be a huge task for me to create one with C-like speed. Dimitris -- Analog-/ISDN-Nutzer sparen mit GMX SmartSurfer bis zu 70%! Kostenlos downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
