PHP floating point bug possibly misinterpreted

[Michael Cronenworth]

Andrew Haley wrote:
> Absolutely, yes.  This is all discussed at fantastic length in the
> references mentioned.
>
> In summary: All workarounds for this bug are problematic.  Jim Wilson
> nicely summarizes here:http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-08/msg01195.html
>
> One group or posters considers any failure in this area to be
> extremely serious, so much so that it does not matter how much
> efficiency is lost, the bug must be fixed.  The other group says that
> this has all been understood for many years, and in the few cases
> where it really matters workarounds can be applied.  Each group is
> sure that the other group is crazy.

Yes, a 8+ year problem that will continue on into the foreseeable 
future. I will just pray that x86 dies a swift death.

Thanks for the discussion, Andrew.