precision.c

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/*
 * precision.c - precision file
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>
 *
 * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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 * $Id$
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 */

#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
# include <config.h>
#endif

#include <math.h>

#include "precision.h"

nr_double_t nr_inf; /* the core's idea of infinity */
nr_double_t nr_nan; /* the core's idea of NaN */

void precinit (void) {
  /* Inf */
#ifdef INFINITY
  nr_inf = INFINITY;
#elif NR_INF_TESTED
  nr_inf = -log (0.0);
#else
  nr_double_t t = 1e+10;
  nr_inf = t;
  for (;;) {
    nr_inf *= 1e+10;
    if (nr_inf == t) break;
    t = nr_inf;
  }
#endif

  /* NaN */
  nr_nan = -log (-1.0);
}