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[2a01:4f8:d13:f81:21c:14ff:fe01:12a3]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id aj4si7441790wjd.196.2016.12.02.18.39.26 for ; Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:39:26 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of thiago@macieira.org designates 2a01:4f8:d13:f81:21c:14ff:fe01:12a3 as permitted sender) client-ip=2a01:4f8:d13:f81:21c:14ff:fe01:12a3; Original-Received: from tjmaciei-mobl1.localnet (unknown [IPv6:2601:1c0:4501:5f9f:809c:9956:bf7e:d95]) by gondolin.macieira.info (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 32E2911B389 for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2016 18:39:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <569dee8e-b869-40e0-9b41-1d1f39fecb12@isocpp.org> X-Original-Sender: thiago@macieira.org X-Original-Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of thiago@macieira.org designates 2a01:4f8:d13:f81:21c:14ff:fe01:12a3 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=thiago@macieira.org Precedence: list Mailing-list: list std-proposals@isocpp.org; contact std-proposals+owners@isocpp.org List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 399137483710 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.lang.c++.isocpp.proposals:29628 Archived-At: On sexta-feira, 2 de dezembro de 2016 17:32:34 PST Myriachan wrote: > As far as I can tell, constexpr bit_cast would be useful for implementing > things that'd otherwise require direct compiler support, such as > std::numeric_limits::infinity(). Am I right in this assumption? Probably, but not for infinity(). That can be implemented by doing max() * max(). -- Thiago Macieira - thiago (AT) macieira.info - thiago (AT) kde.org Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ISO C++ Standard - Future Proposals" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to std-proposals+unsubscribe@isocpp.org. To post to this group, send email to std-proposals@isocpp.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/isocpp.org/d/msgid/std-proposals/5751472.mzv4v8F4CI%40tjmaciei-mobl1. .