JB> There's nothing in the C++ Standard to say that it shouldn't (in fac
JB> no concept of "warnings" in the C++ Standard at all), and portabilit
Agreed, it just talks about "diagnostics".
JB> enthusiasts would argue that a good quality implementation *should*
JB> warnings.  After all, it is not guaranteed that values of integral t
JB> converted to values of floating-point type without loss of precision
JB> conversion to the next higher or lower floating-point value that can
JB> represented.
I  haven't  thought nor read a lot about the representation of numbers
(because I'm more  interested  in  "higher"  concepts,  whatever  that
means).
I  agree  with  you  but I can't remember having met such a situation.
Have you?
Thomas
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