> 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?  IEEE?  I think that depends on what the default
rounding mode is; round-to-nearest will give 2.  (Though I'm not sure
whether the IEEE FP spec has anything to say about whether double and
long double may default to rounding in different directions.)

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