Title
numeric_limits::is_iec559 misnamed
Status
nad
Section
[numeric.limits]
Submitter
Pete Becker

Created on 2013-03-08.00:00:00 last changed yesterday

Messages

Date: 2026-06-09.12:46:40

[ Brno 2026-06-09; Status changed: New → NAD. ]

It's far too late to rename this, we should encourage P1841 instead.

Date: 2018-11-08.23:01:28

[ 2016-06, Oulu ]

The ISO version of the standard is ISO/IEC/IEEE 60559:2011, which C11 Annex F refers to as IEC 60559 (although C still refers to it as IEC 559 in the __STDC_IEC_559__ macro).

Date: 2013-03-08.00:00:00

This member should probably be named "is_ieee754". Or at least the standard should explain that IEC-559 no longer exists, and that it's been superseded by IEEE-754.

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Date User Action Args
2026-06-09 12:46:40adminsetmessages: + msg16374
2026-06-09 12:46:40adminsetstatus: new -> nad
2018-11-08 23:01:28adminsetmessages: + msg10171
2013-03-08 00:00:00admincreate