This is an optional behavior specified by the RM and it makes sense to
do it when T'Machine_Overflows is True for the sake of consistency.
Tested on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, committed on trunk
gcc/ada/
* libgnat/s-fatgen.adb (Scaling): Raise Constraint_Error in the
overflow case when T'Machine_Overflows is True.
diff --git a/gcc/ada/libgnat/s-fatgen.adb b/gcc/ada/libgnat/s-fatgen.adb
--- a/gcc/ada/libgnat/s-fatgen.adb
+++ b/gcc/ada/libgnat/s-fatgen.adb
@@ -771,12 +771,19 @@ package body System.Fat_Gen is
-- Check for overflow
if Adjustment > IEEE_Emax - Exp then
- XX := 0.0;
- return (if Minus then -1.0 / XX else 1.0 / XX);
- pragma Annotate
- (CodePeer, Intentional, "overflow check", "Infinity produced");
- pragma Annotate
- (CodePeer, Intentional, "divide by zero", "Infinity produced");
+ -- Optionally raise Constraint_Error as per RM A.5.3(29)
+
+ if T'Machine_Overflows then
+ raise Constraint_Error with "Too large exponent";
+
+ else
+ XX := 0.0;
+ return (if Minus then -1.0 / XX else 1.0 / XX);
+ pragma Annotate (CodePeer, Intentional, "overflow check",
+ "Infinity produced");
+ pragma Annotate (CodePeer, Intentional, "divide by zero",
+ "Infinity produced");
+ end if;
-- Check for underflow