Bug#231748: libc6-dev: programs using HUGE_VAL will issue a warning when compiled with -pedantic on the g++-3.3

[Thomas Richter <thor@math.TU-Berlin.DE>]

Package: libc6-dev
Version: 2.3.2-8
Severity: normal

-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux skywise 2.4.24 #1 Sat Jan 31 22:26:19 CET 2004 i686
Locale: LANG=de_DE, LC_CTYPE=de_DE

Versions of packages libc6-dev depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.3.2-8    GNU C Library: Shared 
libraries an

A program using HUGE_VAL will compile with a warning when compiled with 
g++-3.3 -pedantic (g++-3.3 (GCC) 3.3.2 (Debian)).

How to reproduce:

Save the following program as "test.cpp".

/* snip */

#include <math.h>

int main(int argc,char **argv)
{
  double x = HUGE_VAL;

  return 0;
}

/* snip */

compile it as follows:

$ g++-3.3 -pedantic test.cpp

g++ will issue the following warning:

test.cpp:5:14: Warnung: use of C99 hexadecimal floating constant