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Fixes classify function to detect subnormal floating points (#12836)

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* Fix classify to test for subnormality.
* Minor fix.
* Modified to maintain existing API.
* Minor change.
* Removed 32-bit case since float is always 64-bit.
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KeepCoolWithCoolidge 2019-12-08 12:17:11 -07:00 • committed by Andreas Rumpf
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@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ const
## meaningful digits
## after the decimal point
## for Nim's ``float`` type.
MinFloatNormal* = 2.225073858507201e-308 ## Smallest normal number for Nim's
## ``float`` type. (= 2^-1022).
RadPerDeg = PI / 180.0 ## Number of radians per degree
type
@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ proc classify*(x: float): FloatClass =
doAssert classify(0.0) == fcZero
doAssert classify(0.3/0.0) == fcInf
doAssert classify(-0.3/0.0) == fcNegInf
doAssert classify(5.0e-324) == fcSubnormal
# JavaScript and most C compilers have no classify:
if x == 0.0:
@ -151,8 +154,9 @@ proc classify*(x: float): FloatClass =
if x > 0.0: return fcInf
else: return fcNegInf
if x != x: return fcNan
if abs(x) < MinFloatNormal:
return fcSubnormal
return fcNormal
# XXX: fcSubnormal is not detected!
proc isPowerOfTwo*(x: int): bool {.noSideEffect.} =
## Returns ``true``, if ``x`` is a power of two, ``false`` otherwise.