* der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> [2007-11-05 10:33]:
> > On 4.99.30, the following code spits out "x=2 y=1":
>
> > 	long double ld = 1.9;
> > 	int x = ld;
> > 	int y = (double)ld;
>
> > AFAICS, "x=2" clearly violates the standard, no?
>
> Which standard?

C99 (at least):

| When a finite value of real floating type is converted to an integer
| type other than _Bool, the fractional part is discarded (i.e., the value
| is truncated toward zero).  If the value of the integral part cannot be
| represented by the integer type, the behavior is undefined.

[ http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG14/www/docs/n1256.pdf (6.3.1.4, 1) ]

I haven't checked other standards.

Holger