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NAME

       feholdexcept - save current floating-point environment

SYNOPSIS

       #include <fenv.h>

       int feholdexcept(fenv_t *envp);

DESCRIPTION

       The  feholdexcept()  function  shall  save  the  current floating-point
       environment in the object pointed to by envp, clear the  floating-point
       status  flags,  and then install a non-stop (continue on floating-point
       exceptions) mode, if available, for all floating-point exceptions.

RETURN VALUE

       The feholdexcept() function shall return zero if and only  if  non-stop
       floating-point exception handling was successfully installed.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       The   feholdexcept()   function   should   be   effective   on  typical
       IEC 60559:1989 standard implementations which have the default non-stop
       mode  and at least one other mode for trap handling or aborting. If the
       implementation provides only the non-stop  mode,  then  installing  the
       non-stop mode is trivial.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       fegetenv()  ,  fesetenv() , feupdateenv() , the Base Definitions volume
       of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <fenv.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .