Issue 0030: May sin(DBL_MAX) set errno to EDOM?

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Authors: Pawel Molenda, WG14
Date: 1992-12-10
Reference document: X3J11/91-017
Submitted against: C90
Status: Closed
Converted from: dr.htm, dr_030.html

Reference: subclause 7.5.1 Treatment of error conditions, page 111, lines 14-17:

For all functions, a domain error occurs if an input argument is outside the domain over which the mathematical function is defined. ... an implementation may define additional domain errors, provided that such errors are consistent with the mathematical definition of the function.

If sin(DBL_MAX) results in errno being set to EDOM, is this a violation of the standard? If yes, what should be the result of this call?

Comment from WG14 on 1997-09-23:

Response

Subclause 7.5.1 does not give license for an implementation to set errno to EDOM for sin(DBL_MAX). The mathematical function is defined for that argument value. While a conforming hosted implementation must not set errno to EDOM for this case, the standard imposes no constraint on the accuracy of the result value.