The Joy of Signalling NaNs! (A compiler patch)

[Georg Wrede]

Don wrote:
>              and AX, 0xFFFE; // enable invalid exception
>              or AX, 0x1; // disable invalid exception

This being the least significant bit should show to everybody that the 
chipmakers consider this /absolutely fundamental/.

Down wrote:
> I think it's criminal that this feature has been in hardware since
> *** 1980 *** and not made available even in systems languages.

Some four years ago I tried convincing folks on this NG that this is 
absolutely needed. But I guess those were other times...

Don wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Pls add to bugzilla as an enhancement request!
> 2746. 

Thanks, Don and Walter!!