#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include "private.h"
+#include <float.h>
/* Upper bound to sprintf this simple type? Each 3 bits < 1 digit. */
#define CHAR_SIZE(type) (((sizeof(type)*CHAR_BIT + 2) / 3) + 1)
return err;
*f = d;
- if (*f != d)
- return arg_bad("'%s' is out of range", arg);
+
+ /*allow true infinity via --foo=INF, while avoiding isinf() from math.h
+ because it wasn't standard 25 years ago.*/
+ double inf = 1e300 * 1e300; /*direct 1e600 annoys -Woverflow*/
+ if ((d > FLT_MAX || d < -FLT_MAX) && d != inf && d != -inf)
+ return arg_bad("'%s' is out of range for a 32 bit float", arg);
+ if (d != 0 && *f == 0)
+ return arg_bad("'%s' is out of range (truncated to zero)", arg);
return NULL;
}