Q167995: FIX: Calling a Function Returning double May Not Pop FPU Stack

Article: Q167995
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbtool kbCompiler kbVC500bug kbVS97sp1fix
Last Modified: 17-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 5.0 
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you call a function that returns a double, from within a conditional, and
build with /Od, the compiler does not pop the Coprocessor stack. This may cause
a floating point stack overflow (0xc0000092), or later calculations involving
the FPU to evaluate to -1.#IND00. The sample below demonstrates a form of this
bug.

RESOLUTION
==========

Enable global optimizations (/Og).

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual Studio 97
Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Code
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     // Compile options needed: /Od
     #include <float.h>
     #include <stdio.h>
     double func()
     {
       return 1.0;
     }
     void main()
     {
        int i;
        double d=2.0;
        // uncomment the next line to unmask exception
        //_controlfp(_EM_OVERFLOW, _MCW_EM );
        for( i = 0; i < 10; i++ )
        {
           if( func() );
        }
        // outputs -1.#IND00
        printf("%f",d+d);
     }

Additional query words: STATUS_FLOAT_STACK_CHECK EXCEPTION_FLT_STACK_CHECK indefinite

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Keywords          : kbcode kbtool kbCompiler kbVC500bug kbVS97sp1fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbCVCComp
Version           : 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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