Non-finite results from `extreme_value_distribution` on Big endian machines with multiprecission numbers
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Description
`boost:random:extreme_value_distribution` produces non-finite values on BigEndian machines (at least) when using Boost.MultiPrecision
See CI job: https://github.com/boostorg/random/actions/runs/34334251027/job/102409830706?pr=157#step:12:4505
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Start with the linked CI job and the extreme_value_distribution implementation and tests, reproducing the non-finite result with Boost.MultiPrecision on a big-endian target. Compare the behavior with a little-endian run and trace the numeric path until the endian-dependent difference is identified. Done means finite results on the affected configuration, with coverage for the regression.
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- cpp
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- operating-systems
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- Bug
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