MAX and MIN intrinsics with REAL NaN arguments#
The Fortran standard does not specify what the result of the
MAX
and MIN
intrinsics are if one of the arguments is a
NaN
. Accordingly, the GNU Fortran compiler does not specify
that either, as this allows for faster and more compact code to be
generated. If the programmer wishes to take some specific action in
case one of the arguments is a NaN
, it is necessary to
explicitly test the arguments before calling MAX
or MIN
,
e.g. with the IEEE_IS_NAN
function from the intrinsic module
IEEE_ARITHMETIC
.