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Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions

From Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions
Date 2021-09-07 09:10 +0200
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Am 07.09.2021 um 02:47 schrieb Pavel:
> Bonita Montero wrote:
>> I think the most portbale solution is this:
>>
>> #include <iostream>
>> #include <stdexcept>
>>
>> using namespace std;
>>
>> void GenerateSequence( unsigned long start )
>> {
>>      unsigned long x = start;
>>      try
>>      {
>>          while( x != 1 )
>>          {
>>              if( !(x % 2) )
>>                  x /= 2;
>>              else
>>                  if( 3 * x / x == x && 3 * x + 1 > 3 * x )
>>                      x = 3 * x + 1;
>>                  else
>>                      throw range_error( "GenerateSequence: out of 
>> range" );
>>              cout << x << endl;
>>          }
>>      }
>>      catch( range_error &re )
>>      {
>>          cout << re.what() << endl;
>>      }
>> }
> IMHO, this is UB if x ever grows bigger than ULONG_MAX / 3, so the 
> portability point is moot. (I tend to think UB is non-portable by 
> definition).

No, as red floyd said: that's not UB with unsigned.

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Detect Math Errors in Functions Joseph Hesse <joeh@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 07:31 +0200
  Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2021-08-31 23:54 -0700
    Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 09:30 +0200
      Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2021-09-01 07:53 -0700
        Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 17:50 +0200
        Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2021-09-01 12:28 -0400
        Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2021-09-01 17:38 +0100
    Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-09-01 09:50 +0200
      Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2021-09-01 16:38 +0100
        Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-09-01 19:25 +0200
          Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Hope Rouselle <hrouselle@jevedi.com> - 2021-09-06 11:04 -0300
      Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Cholo Lennon <chololennon@hotmail.com> - 2021-09-06 00:20 -0300
        Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2021-09-06 07:23 +0200
          Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Pavel <pauldontspamtolk@removeyourself.dontspam.yahoo> - 2021-09-06 20:34 -0400
  Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2021-09-01 18:22 +0000
  Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 21:02 +0200
    Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-09-02 11:53 +0200
  Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 21:10 +0200
    Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-02 05:31 +0200
      Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-02 07:51 +0200
    Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Pavel <pauldontspamtolk@removeyourself.dontspam.yahoo> - 2021-09-06 20:47 -0400
      Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2021-09-06 20:24 -0700
        Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2021-09-08 10:20 +0000
          Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-09-08 13:17 +0200
            Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Hope Rouselle <hrouselle@jevedi.com> - 2021-09-08 10:24 -0300
      Re: Detect Math Errors in Functions Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2021-09-07 09:10 +0200

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