[roel_v]

But doesn't that make it a compiler bug? If the root cause is that the compiler truncates data it shouldn't, does that mean the fundamental issue is a compiler bug?

[scottmac]

It's a hardware issue with the x87 instruction set,

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2003-08/msg01195.html is a good explanation.

[roel_v]

Ah I see, thank you. Hairy problem.