Index: src/util.c
==================================================================
--- src/util.c
+++ src/util.c
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@
 ** Utility functions used throughout sqlite.
 **
 ** This file contains functions for allocating memory, comparing
 ** strings, and stuff like that.
 **
-** $Id: util.c,v 1.238 2008/07/11 16:19:10 drh Exp $
+** $Id: util.c,v 1.239 2008/07/22 05:15:53 shane Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 
 /*
-** Return true if the floating point value is Not a Number.
+** Return true if the floating point value is Not a Number (NaN).
 */
 int sqlite3IsNaN(double x){
   /* This NaN test sometimes fails if compiled on GCC with -ffast-math.
   ** On the other hand, the use of -ffast-math comes with the following
   ** warning:
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@
   **
   **      This option [-ffast-math] should never be turned on by any
   **      -O option since it can result in incorrect output for programs
   **      which depend on an exact implementation of IEEE or ISO 
   **      rules/specifications for math functions.
+  **
+  ** Under MSVC, this NaN test may fail if compiled with a floating-
+  ** point precision mode other than /fp:precise.  From the MSDN 
+  ** documentation:
+  **
+  **      The compiler [with /fp:precise] will properly handle comparisons 
+  **      involving NaN. For example, x != x evaluates to true if x is NaN 
+  **      ...
   */
 #ifdef __FAST_MATH__
 # error SQLite will not work correctly with the -ffast-math option of GCC.
 #endif
   volatile double y = x;