[m-rev.] for review: move string__format tests

[Peter Ross]

On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 11:28:03AM +0100, Peter Ross wrote:
> fjh wrote:
> 
> > On 18-Nov-2002, Peter Ross <pro at missioncriticalit.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > I have also investigate the -(max+max) and why it comes out as NaN
> > > and on my machine it happens in the C code
> > > 
> > > result = 0.000000000000 - (max+max)
> > > 
> > > so if it's a bug, then it is a bug in the C compiler.
> > 
> > That does look like a bug.  On a system which properly supports IEEE
> > floating point, max + max should be Inf, and 0.0 - Inf should be -Inf.
> > 
> It's a cygwin bug, see:
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-11/msg00560.html
> 
> 

Hi,

Note that I haven't included the full diff because it is very boring and
very repetitive.

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Estimated hours taken: 0.25
Branches: main

tests/general/string_format_e.exp:
tests/general/string_format_f.exp:
tests/general/string_format_g.exp:
    Use the expected output from the linux machines, instead of from
    cygwin as the cygwin output is incorrect for -infinity.

Index: string_format_e.exp
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RCS file: /home/staff/zs/imp/tests/general/string_format/string_format_e.exp,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 string_format_e.exp
--- string_format_e.exp	19 Nov 2002 09:42:28 -0000	1.1
+++ string_format_e.exp	19 Nov 2002 10:43:11 -0000
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         %E:'-1.797693E+308'
         %E:'-2.225074E-308'
         %E:'-5.555556E+01'
+        %E:'-INF'
         %E:'0.000000E+00'
         %E:'1.000000E+00'
         %E:'1.000000E+01'
@@ -15,8 +16,7 @@
         %E:'1.797693E+308'
         %E:'2.225074E-308'
         %E:'5.555556E+01'
-        %E:'Inf'
-        %E:'NaN'
+        %E:'INF'
         %e:'-1.000000e+00'
         %e:'-1.000000e+01'
         %e:'-1.000000e+02'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         %e:'-1.797693e+308'
         %e:'-2.225074e-308'
         %e:'-5.555556e+01'
+        %e:'-inf'
         %e:'0.000000e+00'
         %e:'1.000000e+00'
         %e:'1.000000e+01'
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@
         %e:'1.797693e+308'
         %e:'2.225074e-308'
         %e:'5.555556e+01'
-        %e:'Inf'
-        %e:'NaN'
+        %e:'inf'
        % E:' 0.000000E+00'
        % E:' 1.000000E+00'
        % E:' 1.000000E+01'
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