Load cfloat to define DBL_MAX when strict R headers are set

TReynkens · Sep 18, 2018 · aceb4d5 · aceb4d5
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diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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 Package: ReIns
-Version: 1.0.7.9000
-Date: 2018-09-03
+Version: 1.0.8
+Date: 2018-09-18
 Title: Functions from "Reinsurance: Actuarial and Statistical Aspects"
 Description: Functions from the book "Reinsurance: Actuarial and Statistical Aspects" (2017) by Hansjoerg Albrecher, Jan Beirlant and Jef Teugels <http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470772689.html>.
 Authors@R: c(

diff --git a/inst/NEWS.Rd b/inst/NEWS.Rd
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 \title{News for package "ReIns"}
 \encoding{UTF-8}
 
-\section{Changes in version 1.0.8 (2018-04-24)}{
+\section{Changes in version 1.0.8 (2018-09-18)}{
 
+   \subsection{Changes in \code{C++} code:}{
+     \itemize{
+      \item Load \code{cfloat} to define \code{DBL_MAX} when strict R headers are set (flag \code{-DSTRICT_R_HEADERS} in MAKEVARS) as this will be done by default in \pkg{Rcpp} in September 2019. See \url{https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/issues/898} for more details. This fixes \url{https://github.com/TReynkens/ReIns/issues/2}.
+    }
+   }
+
    \subsection{Miscellaneous changes:}{
      \itemize{
       \item Update URL for SOA data.

diff --git a/src/Makevars b/src/Makevars
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # Use C++11
-CXX_STD = CXX11
+CXX_STD = CXX11
+
+# Set strict R headers, this will be enabled in Rcpp by default in September 2019
+PKG_CXXFLAGS = -DSTRICT_R_HEADERS
diff --git a/src/SpliceEM_aux.h b/src/SpliceEM_aux.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Include libraries and header files
 #include <iostream> // Input and output
 #include <cmath> // C numerics library
+#include <cfloat> // Characteristics of floating-point types
 
 // R functionality
 #include <Rcpp.h> // R/C++ interface class library