.pa 1 .he 'FPE (II)'9/2/72'FPE (II)' .ti 0 NAME fpe -- set floating exception handling .sp .ti 0 SYNOPSIS sys fpe; arg / fpe = 40. not in assembler .sp .ti 0 DESCRIPTION This call allows one to catch traps resulting from floating point exceptions. Arg___ is a location within the program; floating exception traps are sent to that location. The normal effect of floating exception traps may be restored by giving an arg___ equal to 0. .sp To return after catching the fpe___ trap, execute the rti___ instruction. .sp .ti 0 SEE ALSO -- .sp .ti 0 DIAGNOSTICS -- .sp .ti 0 BUGS The floating point exception (FEC) register is not saved per process. Examining this register for possible remedial action after a floating point exception trap is not guaranteed to work.