compiles on contemporary msvc
checked there is still a mul in release codegen

SPDX standardizes how source code conveys its copyright and licensing
information. See https://spdx.github.io/spdx-spec/1-rationale/ . SPDX
tags are adopted in many large projects, including things like the Linux
kernel.

Type punning via unions in C++ invokes undefined behavior. Instead, leverage BitCast,
our variant of C++2a's std::bit_cast

Keeps all of the floating-point utility functions in their own file to
keep them all together. This also provides a place for other
general-purpose floating-point functions to be added in the future,
which will be necessary when improving the flag-setting within the
interpreter.